ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 132504
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| Date: | Thursday 4 May 1989 |
| Time: | 12:13 |
| Type: |  Cessna A185F |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | C-GCMT |
| MSN: | 18502467 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2585 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-D14 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Charlotte, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | SQR |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PROBABLE CAUSE:COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE FUEL EXHAUSTION WAS DUE TO THE PILOT NOT ASSURING AN ADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY FOR THE FLIGHT BY VISUAL INSPECTION DURING HIS PREFLIGHT INSPECTION. CONTRIBUTING WAS THE PILOT'S DECISION TO CONTINUE FLIGHT WITH A KNOWN INACCURACY IN THE FUEL QUANTITY INDICATING SYSTEM.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB id 20001213X28238
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