ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364809
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 July 1991 |
| Time: | 14:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 305 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N19KL |
| MSN: | 22787 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1951 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5133 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-11A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hutchinson, KS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ottumwa, IA (KOTM) |
| Hutchinson, KS (HUT | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PRIVATE PILOT SAID THAT DURING A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE ENGINE FAILED. DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING ATTEMPT, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES THEN THE TERRAIN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LOSS OF POWER WAS DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.
Probable Cause: FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS MISJUDGED BY THE PILOT RESULTING IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS WERE INADEQUATE AND PRESENCE OF TREES DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING ATTEMPT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI91LA232
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| 19-Mar-2024 19:04 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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