ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356634
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| Date: | Saturday 28 September 1996 |
| Time: | 14:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172K |
| Owner/operator: | Rick Aviation Inc |
| Registration: | N84593 |
| MSN: | 17258538 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Deal, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Collegeville, PA (N10) |
| Newport News, VA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 9/27/96, during a flight from Newport News, VA (PHF), to to Collegeville, PA (N10), the pilot flew beyond the destination and landed at Blairstown, NJ, after 3.6 hrs of flight time and after being assisted by ATC due to low fuel. The airplane was refueled with 40.2 gal of fuel, then the pilot flew (1.1 hrs) back to N10. The next day the airplane was refueled with 15.8 gal of fuel, and then the pilot departed on a flight back to PHF. After 3.2 hrs of flight, the engine lost power, and the pilot made a forced landing on a golf course, where the airplane was damaged. Examination revealed about 30 ounces of fuel was remaining in the airplane. The total fuel capacity of the airplane was 42 gal of which 38 gal were considered to be usable. No pre-accident mechanical problem was found. The pilot obtained her private pilot certificate on 9/23/96, and was checked out in the accident airplane on 9/27/96. She had an estimated 67 hrs of total flight experience.
Probable Cause: the pilot's improper decision/planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC96LA189
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 09:18 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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