ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 380568
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Date: | Sunday 30 October 1983 |
Time: | 15:20 LT |
Type: | Cessna 150 |
Owner/operator: | Richard Allen Deweese |
Registration: | N23183 |
MSN: | 15068777 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3506 hours |
Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | La Crosse, WI -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Madison, WI (KMSN) |
Destination airport: | La Crosse, WI (KLSE) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE ACFT WAS DITCHED IN LAKE ONALASKA AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT ABOUT 1 MILE SHORT OF DESTINATION. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE ACFT WAS PULLED FROM THE LAKE AND EXAMINED. THE 3 FAA INSPECTORS WHO EXAMINED THE ACFT VERIFIED THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH FUEL IN THE ACFT TO OPERATE THE ENGINE. ALSO THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL FAILURE. THE PILOT SAID HE SHOULD NOT HAVE RELIED SO MUCH ON THE FUEL GAUGES AND A NEWLY OVERHAULED ENGINE HAS AN UNKNOWN RATE OF FUEL CONSUMPTION.
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Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI84LA032 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CHI84LA032
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
01-Apr-2024 18:04 |
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