ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365913
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| Date: | Monday 26 November 1990 |
| Time: | 01:01 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | John Grosboll |
| Registration: | N46383 |
| MSN: | 17257231 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Granbury, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Monroe, LA (KMLU) |
| Cleburne, TX (F18) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS ON A NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. FOUR HOURS AND TWENTY ONE MINUTES HAD ELAPSED SINCE THE PILOT DEPARTED HIS LAST REFUELING STOP. THE AIRPLANE WAS ON AN EXTENDED BASE LEG FOR LANDING WHEN A TOTAL ENGINE POWER LOSS OCCURRED. A FORCED LANDING WAS EXECUTED TO AN AREA COVERED WITH HIGH VEGETATION. BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE FOUND TO BE EMPTY AND THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE BOTH POSITION.
Probable Cause: TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS, AND THE DARKNESS OF THE NIGHT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW91LA019
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 15:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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