ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385574
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| Date: | Saturday 21 July 2001 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Drake Aviation Academy, Inc. |
| Registration: | N50SX |
| MSN: | 15285147 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7646 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Springdale, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Springdale Municipal Airport, AR (SPZ/KASG) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The instructor and student were practicing touch-and-go takeoffs and landings. During the 8th takeoff, the engine began to run rough. The flight instructor assumed control of the airplane and elected to land in a field near the departure end of the runway. During the landing roll, the airplane contacted an "unseen ditch." Post-accident examination of the aircraft revealed that the aircraft's fuel tanks contained a total of 0.5 gallons of fuel. The aircraft's pilot operating handbook indicates that there is a total fuel capacity of 26 gallons, of which 1.5 gallons is considered unusable fuel. According to the operator, the pilots did not refuel the airplane prior to the accident flight.
Probable Cause: the instructor's failure to refuel the airplane, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW01LA167
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2024 05:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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