ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358987
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| Date: | Saturday 20 May 1995 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Ryan Navion A |
| Owner/operator: | Blue Hill Air |
| Registration: | N4285K |
| MSN: | NAV-4-1285 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2231 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL E-185 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Taunton, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Norwood, MA (KOWD) |
| Edgartown, MA (1B2 | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED, THEN QUIT. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A ROUGH FIELD. EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM (37 GALLONS USEABLE), REVEALED IT WAS INTACT, THE FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY, AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKAGE OR SIPHONING. THE PILOT REPORTED HE HAD STARTED WITH FULL TANKS AND THEN ADDED 10 GALLONS OF FUEL AFTER THE 2ND FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE HAD FLOWN 3.6 HOURS AND MADE 5 TAKEOFFS WHEN THE POWER LOSS OCCURRED. THE PILOT REPORTED HE COMPUTED THE FUEL BURN AT 12 GPH.
Probable Cause: the failure of the pilot to monitor his fuel supply, which resulted in a power loss due to fuel exhaustion, and a forced landing in rough terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC95LA116
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 October 1998 | N4285K | Private | 0 | Jaffrey, NH | |
sub |
| Fuel exhaustion | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 20:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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