ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370028
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| Date: | Friday 12 August 1988 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  WACO ATO |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N763E |
| MSN: | 114 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1310 hours |
| Engine model: | WRIGHT R-975-11 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Middletown, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT STATED THAT DURING INITIAL CLIMB THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND HE DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE GAUGE READ ZERO. HE MADE AN IMMEDIATE RIGHT TURN BACK TOWARD THE AIRPORT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GLIDE TO THE AIRPORT HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS SET ON THE AUXILIARY TANK. THE PILOT THEN SELECTED THE MAIN TANK WHICH HELD APPROXIMATELY 61 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE PLT INDICATED THAT BEFORE THE ENGINE COULD RESUME POWER THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A TREE AND CONTINUED ITS DESCENT INTO A POND AND FLIPPED OVER. BOTH PERSONS THEN EXITED THE AIRPLANE AND WERE PICKED UP BY A SMALL BOAT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI88LA202
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 20:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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