ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368580
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| Date: | Saturday 17 June 1989 |
| Time: | 17:43 LT |
| Type: | Commonwealth 185 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N92827 |
| MSN: | 1623 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1017 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL C-85-12 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sacramento, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Columbia, CA (O22) |
| (KSAC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED FUEL EXHAUSTION DURING CRUISE ABOUT TWO MILES FROM THE INTENDED DESTINATION AIRPORT. THE PILOT LANDED ON A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FIELD AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP PRIOR TO COLLIDING WITH A FENCE. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE HAD 'NEVER BEEN ABLE TO COMPLETELY TRUST THE FUEL QUANTITY INDICATORS,' AND, THAT VISUAL CHECKS OF THE FUEL TANKS WERE NOT ACCURATE DUE TO THE GROUND ATTITUDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT NOTED THAT HE USED A SYSTEM OF FUEL USAGE CALCULATION VERSUS AMOUNT OF FUEL LOADED ONBOARD TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANKS AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD NOT USED A FUEL DIP STICK DEVICE TO QUANTIFY THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANKS.
Probable Cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ACCURATELY DETERMINE THE FUEL LOAD PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX89LA220
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 June 2007 | N92827 | Private | 0 | Redlands, CA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 23-Mar-2024 19:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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