ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37248
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 April 1995 |
| Time: | 11:27 LT |
| Type: |  Van's RV-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Packard Alan F./ Squire Barry |
| Registration: | N233AB |
| MSN: | 1233 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 40 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Davie, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lakeland, FL (KLAL) |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WITNESSES DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY REPORTED SEEING THE AIRPLANE FLYING WESTERLY ABOUT 300 FT AGL, THEN BANK TO THE RIGHT AND DESCEND NOSE LOW IMPACTING THE HIGHWAY. THE AIRPLANE SLID ACROSS THE TWO EASTBOUND LANES OF THE HIGHWAY, CAME TO REST INVERTED ON THE GRASS MEDIAN, AND WAS DESTROYED BY POSTCRASH FIRE. EXAMINATION OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND ENGINE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK WAS RUPTURED AT THE INBOARD FORWARD SECTION. THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK WAS NOT RUPTURED, AND NO FUEL WAS NOTED. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND POSITIONED TO THE RIGHT FUEL TANK. FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS REVEALED ABOUT 20.7 GALS OF FUEL USED SINCE LAST REFUELING. EACH FUEL TANK HOLDS ABOUT 16 GALS OF FUEL.
Probable Cause: ENGINE FUEL STARVATION DUE TO THE PILOT'S FUEL MISMANAGEMENT. A LOSS OF CONTROL FOLLOWED AS THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY STALLED THE AIRPLANE WHILE MANEUVERING FOR THE FORCED LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA95FA105
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Mar-2023 08:34 | marcinurbanek11@gmai | Updated [[Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]] |
| 29-Mar-2023 09:18 | marcinurbanek11@gmai | Updated [[[Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]]] |
| 29-Mar-2023 09:18 | marcinurbanek11@gmai | Updated [[[[Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]]]] |
| 29-Mar-2023 10:53 | marcinurbanek11@gmai | Updated [[[[[Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]]]]] |
| 09-Apr-2024 15:44 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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