ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365305
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Date: | Thursday 16 May 1991 |
Time: | 10:45 LT |
Type: | Cessna 150L |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N6583G |
MSN: | 15072083 |
Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Groveland, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Columbia, CA (022) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:AFTER ARRIVING AT HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT THE PILOT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO REFUELING PERSONNEL AVAILABLE TO SERVICE HIS AIRCRAFT. HE TOOK OFF TO FLY TO A NEARBY AIRPORT TO REFUEL. DURING THE CLIMB THE AIRCRAFTS ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL STARVATION. THE PILOT ENTERED A FORCED LANDING DESCENT, IMPACTING WIRES BEFORE COLLIDING WITH THE TERRAIN.
Probable Cause: THE PILOTS NEGLECT TO CALCULATE THE AIRCRAFTS FUEL CONSUMPTION AND HIS FAILURE TO SERVICE THE AIRCRAFT WITH FUEL PRIOR TO THE LAST TAKEOFF. THE WIRE ACROSS THE AIRCRAFTS FLIGHT PATH DURING THE FORCED LANDING WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | LAX91LA216 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 years |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB LAX91LA216
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
20-Mar-2024 08:47 |
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