ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385512
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 July 2001 |
| Time: | 00:38 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5346W |
| MSN: | 28-405 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hesperia, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Redding Airport, CA (RDD/KRDD) |
| Hesperia, CA (L26) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane impacted wires and terrain following a loss of engine power while maneuvering near an airport. The commercial pilot planned a 4 hour 45 minute flight with 5 hours 20 minutes of fuel on board. When the pilot arrived at his destination airport, he was unable to locate the airport because of poor visibility. The pilot then diverted to another airport, and activated its pilot controlled runway lighting; however, the runway lights only remained illuminated for 5 minutes, then went out. The pilot attempted to reactivate the runway lights, but was unsuccessful. The pilot became concerned about the fuel situation and descended toward the ground in an attempt to locate the runway. The engine lost power and the airplane impacted wires approximately 0.6 miles west of the airport. The sheriff deputy, who responded to the accident site and interviewed the pilot, indicated he flew within 0.6 miles of the diversion airport approximately 1 month after the accident, and attempted to illuminate the pilot controlled runway lights. According to the deputy, he was unsuccessful in activating the runway lights after several attempts from various locations around the airport.
Probable Cause: the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion while maneuvering in an attempt to locate the runway. Contributing factors were the inadequate runway maintenance that resulted in inoperative runway edge lights, and the night light conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX01LA265
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 March 1999 | N5346W | Donald A. Moore | 0 | Rubidoux, CA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Apr-2024 19:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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