ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357244
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| Date: | Friday 14 June 1996 |
| Time: | 09:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 177 |
| Owner/operator: | Theodore Lewis Scott |
| Registration: | N3197T |
| MSN: | 17700497 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Versailles, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (KVES) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Following a touch and go landing at about 200 feet agl, the engine lost power, the FAA check pilot took the controls and landed the airplane on the remaining runway but ran off the end causing substantial damage to the airplane. Examination of the wreckage found the fuel tanks intact and the fuel caps secure. However, there was no fuel found in the fuel tanks, sumps, or fuel lines from the tanks to the emergency shut off, nor was their any evidence of a fuel spill reported by the State Police or the FAA. A subsequent interview with the pilot by the FAA found that he believed he had flown about 3.5 hours since last fueling up. However, a review of the pilot's log books found that he had flown 4.2 hours. The FAA stated that when the pilot was confronted with this information he realized that he had run out of fuel.
Probable Cause: Fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculations.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD96LA095
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2024 15:48 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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