ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366262
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| Date: | Saturday 1 September 1990 |
| Time: | 08:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 177 |
| Owner/operator: | Neal Scott |
| Registration: | N29490 |
| MSN: | 17700923 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Farmington, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ardmore, OK (1FO) |
| Mt. Vernon, IL (KMVN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE WAS ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT WHEN ITS ENGINE CEASED TO RUN AFTER 4 HOURS AND 30 MINUTES. THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED FROM ALTITUDE AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING THE FORCED LANDING INTO A FIELD. INSPECTION OF THE UNDAMAGED FUEL TANKS REVEALED BOTH COMPLETELY EMPTY. THE AIRPLANES HOURLY RANGE, FOR THE ALTITUDE FLOWN, WOULD BE BETWEEN 7.2 AND 6.3 HOURS DEPENDING UPON WETHER THE FUEL TANKS WERE FILLED TO THE TOP OR UP TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FUEL TANK FILLER NECK. FUEL TANK FILLER CAP GASKETS WERE FOUND MODERATELY DETERIORATED AND LEAKED SMALL AMOUNTS OF FUEL WHEN THE WING TANKS CONTAINED FUEL AND WERE INVERTED.
Probable Cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI90LA254
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 19:07 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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