ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40862
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| Date: | Thursday 18 June 1998 |
| Time: | 12:16 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter T MK 8 |
| Owner/operator: | Edward C. Stead |
| Registration: | N745WT |
| MSN: | 41H695947 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1192 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce AVON 122 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Manchester, New Hampshire -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (KMHT) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The vintage ex-military jet was on an airworthiness test flight after a 12-year rebuilding process. Thirty-five minutes into the flight, and while on approach to an airport, the pilot announced over the radio that he wanted to conduct multiple landings. A little over 2 minutes later, he stated that the airplane would make a full stop, and 7 seconds after that, the pilot reported that he would have to eject. The engine had flamed out, but the pilot stayed with airplane until it cleared a crowded parking lot. The pilot did not survive the low trajectory ejection. Post-accident analysis revealed that one fuel gauge was frozen around 575 pounds, while the other had a needle slap mark at 740 pounds. All four fuselage fuel tanks were found empty, while both inboard wing tanks contained some fuel. The amount of fuel in the wing tanks at the time of the accident was undetermined due to tank leakage from the impact.
Probable Cause: Fuel exhaustion, resulting from the pilot's reliance on an inaccurate fuel quantity indicating system. A factor in the pilot's death was his intentional delay of the ejection sequence in order to avoid people and property on the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC98FA129
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Dec-2011 22:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2014 12:33 | Masen63 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 12-Jul-2019 19:29 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2024 10:56 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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