ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 377408
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| Date: | Sunday 14 April 1985 |
| Time: | 20:38 LT |
| Type: |  Champion 7GCAA |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2580F |
| MSN: | 22 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2300 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Casville Juct, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Stone Mountain, GA |
| Danville, VA (KDAN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE ON A PERSONAL X-COUNTRY FLT, THE ACFT LOST POWER & THE PLT ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON A ROAD. DURING THE ATTEMPTED LANDING, THE ACFT STRUCK A GUY WIRE & CRASHED INVERTED ON THE ROAD. A POST CRASH EXAM REVEALED THAT APRX 1.5 PINTS OF FUEL WAS IN THE ACFT FUEL SYSTEM. ALTHOUGH THE ACFT WAS INVERTED, THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKAGE OR SPILLAGE. THE PLT STATED THAT HE HAD FLOWN THE SAME ROUTE 5 TIMES IN THE PAST WITHOUT INCIDENT. TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACDNT, THE PLT SERVICED THE ACFT TO ITS FULL CAPACITY OF 40 GALS. HE DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK THE FUEL QUANTITY PRIOR TO DEPARTING STONE MOUNTAIN, GA. THE PLT FELT THAT HE WAS 'TOO LAX' BECAUSE HE DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK THE FUEL QUANTITY.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL85LA134
History of this aircraft
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| 23 September 1995 | N6304N | Dominic Trivinonno | 0 | Auburn, NY | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 30-Mar-2024 11:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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