ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367417
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Date: | Tuesday 13 February 1990 |
Time: | 00:58 LT |
Type: | Cessna 152 |
Owner/operator: | Rachel Diehl |
Registration: | N4931M |
MSN: | 15284493 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3099 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Elkhart, IN -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Cleveland, OH (KCLE) |
Destination airport: | South Bend, IN (KSBN) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER. HE MADE A FORCED LANDING AT NIGHT IN AN OPEN FIELD, AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER DURING THE LANDING ROLL. INVESTIGATORS DRAINED A TOTAL OF 1-1/2 GALLONS OF FUEL FROM THE WING FUEL TANKS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTED, STRONG HEADWINDS DURING THE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION AND INADEQUATE FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER & SUBSEQUENT OFF-AIRPORT FORCED LANDING. THE STRONGER THAN ANTICIPATED WIND ALOFT WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI90LA078 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 years and 6 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CHI90LA078
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