ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 133946
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| Date: | Friday 5 April 1996 |
| Time: | 20:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180A |
| Owner/operator: | Bill J. Cranford |
| Registration: | N9600B |
| MSN: | 32897 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2960 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Big Lake, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (KBGQ) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot/mechanic was performing a test flight to check the flight control rigging. During his approach for landing, the engine lost power. The pilot landed short of the runway threshold, but the airplane encountered a puddle of water, about 1 foot deep, and nosed over. The pilot stated that the airplane was low on fuel and was operating in rough/turbulent air. During his approach to land on the runway, he was using a steep, nose low attitude, when the engine lost power. The pilot believed that the fuel tank inlet became unported during the approach. The airplane was destroyed by an explosion and fire during recovery.
Probable Cause: fuel starvation due to unporting of the fuel tank inlet, and the pilot's use of a steep, nose-low attitude during descent on the approach to land. The low level of fuel remaining was a related factor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC96LA043
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 September 1993 | N9600B | Private | 0 | Charlie Lake, AK | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Apr-2024 07:37 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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