ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355619
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| Date: | Friday 4 July 1997 |
| Time: | 14:59 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman American AA-1B |
| Owner/operator: | Hortman Aviation Services Inc |
| Registration: | N9883L |
| MSN: | AA1B-0483 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-C2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Culpeper, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Philadelphia, PA (PNE |
| Manassas, VA (KHEF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said that during cruise flight at 2,500 MSL, 15 miles from his destination, the engine lost power. Subsequently, the airplane was damaged during the forced landing performed to a field. He said he topped off the tanks, and he switched fuel tanks every 1/2 hour. He said he should have had adequate fuel, as the usable fuel was 22 gallons at a rate of 6 gallons per hour. Examination of the airplane wreckage by the FAA revealed, the fuel tanks were intact, the airplane was at a right wing low attitude, and there was no fuel visible at the filler cap, the lowest point. . The left tank capillary fuel gage in the cockpit indicated a small amount of fuel. According to the hobbsmeter, the aircraft was operated three hours during this flight. According to the owner, the pilot had refueled the airplane on an incline. Examination of the airplane did not reveal any anomalies with the airplane or the engine.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning which fail to provide an adequate fuel supply
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD97LA097
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 13:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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