ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73676
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| Date: | Saturday 27 March 2010 |
| Time: | 14:50 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172G |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5880R |
| MSN: | 17253549 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4334 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Anacortes, WA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Anacortes, WA (K74S) |
| Anacortes, WA (K74S) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that during his preflight inspection he checked the fuel level with a dipstick and visually confirmed that there was a little less than 1/4 tank of fuel in the left side, and a little more than 1/4 in the right. The pilot then flew around the local area for about 40 minutes and was on his way back to the airport when the engine lost power. The local sheriff reported that when he arrived on scene, the airplane was on the ground inverted and appeared to have contacted some power lines prior to impacting the terrain. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector examined the fuel system and found no evidence of fuel on board the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Mar-2010 10:37 | cmlynn | Added |
| 28-Mar-2010 12:55 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2010 23:21 | cmlynn | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn] |
| 29-Mar-2010 06:21 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Nov-2017 15:56 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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