ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365328
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| Date: | Sunday 12 May 1991 |
| Time: | 14:05 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 185F |
| Owner/operator: | George Grinnall |
| Registration: | N1745R |
| MSN: | 18502465 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-560 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sanford, ME -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Greenville, ME (KGVE) |
| Derry, NH (NONE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT SAID HE HAD FILLED THE LEFT FUEL TANK AND ADDED 10 GALLONS TO THE RIGHT FUEL TANK FOR A FLIGHT HE ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 1 HOUR AND 50 MINUTES IN DURATION. ABOUT 40 MILES FROM HIS DESTINATION THE PILOT THOUGHT THE FUEL GAGES WERE READING TOO LOW. HE DESCENDED, BANKED THE AIRPLANE TO THE LEFT IN AN ATTEMPT TO CHECK FUEL IN THE RIGHT TANK. THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE PILOT WAS TOO LOW TO RESTART THE ENGINE. HE ELECTED TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING INTO TREES. THE FAA EXAMINED THE WRECKAGE AND FOUND APPROXIMATELY 18 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK AND FOUND THE RIGHT TANK EMPTY.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PROCEDURE BY NOT PLACING THE FUEL SELECTOR ON THE TANK WITH THE MOST FUEL, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION AND A FORCED LANDING IN TREES.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC91LA234
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 09:01 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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