ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355433
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 August 1997 |
| Time: | 19:43 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A150L |
| Owner/operator: | Seven Valley Aviation |
| Registration: | N23JR |
| MSN: | A1500259 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3529 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Waynesburg, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KWAY) |
| Morgantown, WV | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After over 3 hours of flight, the pilot noted the airplane's fuel quantity was low, and he landed for fuel. The fuel pumps were closed at that airport, and the pilot departed for another airport, with the fuel gauges reading 1/8 for the left tank and 1/4 for the right tank. After takeoff, about 300 feet above the ground, the engine lost power. The pilot completed a right 180 degree turn back to the airport, and the airplane touched down in a field, ballooned, then continued onto a road where it struck road signs and nosed over. After the accident, a witness heard the pilot state that he ran out of fuel. Examination of the airplane revealed 'some' fuel in the fuel lines, carburetor, and filter, and a small quantity of fuel in the airplane's wing tanks. The Pilot's Operating Handbook (POH) stated that 3.5 gallons of fuel was unusable. The POH also depicted a fuel duration of 3.2 to 3.9 hours.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight by failing to ensure there was adequate fuel on board, which resulted in fuel exhaustion during takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC97LA161
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| 12-Mar-2024 11:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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