ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 374938
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| Date: | Friday 6 June 1986 |
| Time: | 16:35 LT |
| Type: |  Christen Eagle II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N41SH |
| MSN: | 0001 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Long Beach, CA -
 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 |
WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH & GO TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 25R AT LONG BEACH INTERNATIONAL ARPT, LONG BEACH, CA, THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL ENGINE POWER LOSS. THE PIC WAS FLYING FROM THE REAR SEAT AND REPTD THE ACFT ALTITUDE WAS INSUFFICIENT TO RETURN TO LGB AND LAND ON RUNWAY 12 AND HE ELECTED TO LAND IN AN OPEN AREA ABOUT 1/4 MILE NORTHWEST OF THE ARPT. THE FRONT SEAT PLT/PASSENGER TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS BECAUSE HE COULD SEE THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA BETTER THAN THE PIC. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE ACFT NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK AFTER COLLIDENG WITH SOME RAILROAD TRACKS WHICH WERE PERPENDICULAR TO THE ACFT GND ROLL. BOTH CERTIFICATED AIRLINE TRANSPORT PLTS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. POST-IMPACT EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE DISCLOSED THAT THE ACFT WAS OUT OF FUEL. THE EXAM FURTHER DISCLOSED THAT WHEN TWO GALLONS OF FUEL WERE ADDED IN THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL SIGHT GAUGE WAS NOT DISCERNABLE FROM THE FRONT SEAT COCKPIT. THE SIGHT GAUGE IS OPAQUE. FLT TIME WAS NOT REPORTED/UNAVAILABLE.
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Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX86LA253
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 28-Mar-2024 14:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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