ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357259
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| Date: | Monday 10 June 1996 |
| Time: | 20:20 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-25-235 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7289Z |
| MSN: | 25-3232 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-B2B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Waterville, KS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Macon, MO (K89) |
| Beloit, KS (K61) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During cruise flight the airplane suffered a loss of engine power. The pilot conducted a forced landing in a field with high vegetation. The airplane nosed over. A subsequent examination of the airplane revealed a leak at the fuel gascolator. The pilot stated that it was his habit to turn off the fuel prior to leaving the cockpit on landing and to turn on the fuel after entering the cockpit in preparation for flight. Leaking fuel at the gascolator is not visible from the cockpit.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight procedure. Factors were fuel exhaustion, a leak in the fuel filtering system, and high vegetation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI96LA218
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 15:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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