ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357000
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| Date: | Monday 22 July 1996 |
| Time: | 11:45 LT |
| Type: |  Diamond Aircraft Industries KATANA DA-20-A1 |
| Owner/operator: | Blue Ridge Aeronautics |
| Registration: | N236BR |
| MSN: | 10036 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 655 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Vacaville, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | , CA (045) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor (CFI) and a rated pilot (student) were on a dual instructional flight and were returning from the practice area to the airport. About 4 miles from the airport, the engine lost power. The CFI took control of the airplane. He turned the fuel pump on, and the engine started and ran for about 2 minutes, then lost power again. The CFI made a forced landing on an unoccupied street. During the landing, the airplane collided with a street sign and a curbing. An FAA inspector reported the airplane was out of fuel. The inspector further stated that the student had questioned the instructor about the fuel quantity before the flight.
Probable Cause: improper planning/decision by the instructor pilot, which resulted in subsequent fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power, due to an inadequate supply of fuel.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX96LA285
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 13:07 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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