ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 377385
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| Date: | Friday 19 April 1985 |
| Time: | 09:25 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 |
| Owner/operator: | William . Rumpf |
| Registration: | N5836P |
| MSN: | 24-917 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4175 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-540-A1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fellsmere, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ellenton, FL (X32) |
| Vero Beach, FL (VERB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT MADE A FORCED LANDING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION IN AN OPEN FIELD. ON THE LANDING ROLL, THE NOSEWHEEL STRUCK A DITCH CAUSING IT TO FOLD AND THE ACFT CAME TO A STOP RESTING ON IT'S NOSE. THE PLT HAD DETERMINED THE AMOUNT OF FUEL ON BOARD PRIOR TO TAKEOFF BY STICKING A TWIG IN THE TANKS. THE FLT LASTED FOR 40 MINS. ACCORDING TO PUBLISHED INFO BY THE ACFT MANUFACTURER, AT 75% POWER AT 1000 FT, FUEL CONSUMPTION IS 10 GPH. THE PLT STATED HE THOUGHT HE HAD 22 GALS OF FUEL PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. AN EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL TANKS BY FAA PERSONNEL AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED NO USABLE FUEL.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA85LA149
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 December 1998 | N5836P | Private | 0 | Clearwater, FL | |
sub |
| 23 August 2016 | N5836P | Private | 0 | Nashville International Airport (KBNA), Nashville, TN | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 30-Mar-2024 11:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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