ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59033
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| Date: | Thursday 26 March 2009 |
| Time: | 20:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 337C Super Skymaster |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N373E |
| MSN: | 337-0937 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3169 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-360 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Payne County, south of Stillwater, Oklahoma -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Stillwater, OK |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Witnesses reported that the airplane departed a private airstrip and the engine or engines were running "rough or misfiring" before the engines "went silent" and the airplane impacted a ravine. The on-site examination of the airplane found that the left auxiliary and main fuel tanks contained about three gallons of fuel each, and that the right auxiliary and main fuel tanks contained less than a gallon total. The position of the fuel valves prior to impact could not be determined. The front fuel strainer/gascolator was found submerged and filled with water and the rear strainer/gascolator was found empty. The airframe and engine examinations did not reveal any abnormalities that would have prevented normal operation. Witnesses reported that the pilot was flying to another airport to refuel the airplane.
Probable Cause: The total loss of dual engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel planning.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Mar-2009 00:11 | slowkid | Added |
| 28-Mar-2009 01:27 | slowkid | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 12:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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