ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366282
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 August 1990 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 |
| Owner/operator: | Phoenix Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N2842D |
| MSN: | 28-7990488 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A4M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fridley, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Chesterfield, MO (SUS |
| Crystal, MN (KMIC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER OVER 4 HOURS OF CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT THE ENGINE QUIT. AN EMERGENCY LDG WAS ATTEMPTED BETWEEN TWO RAILROAD TRACKS RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH A SIGN. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIOIN REVEALED THE FUEL TANKS TO BE EMPTY OF USABLE FUEL.
Probable Cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION BECAUSE OF FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS MIS-JUDGED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AND A RAILROAD SIGN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI90LA247
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 July 2005 | N2842D | National Flyer's Association | 0 | Columbus, Ohio | |
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| 20-Mar-2024 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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