ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137413
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| Date: | Thursday 14 July 2011 |
| Time: | 12:50 |
| Type: |  Bellanca 7KCAB Citabria |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N16TP |
| MSN: | 302-72 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2480 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Albany, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Siskiyou County, CA (KSIY) |
| Salem Airport, OR (KSLE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that after flying for approximately 1.7 hours, the airplane's engine started to run rough. He contacted the nearest air traffic control tower and reported the problem while trying to turn back to an airport he had just passed. After making a 180-degree turn, the airplane's engine lost power and the pilot, who was unsure he could make it back to the airport without unduly endangering people on the ground, opted to land in an empty field. The landing was uneventful; however, during the landing roll the airplane encountered a divot in the ground and nosed over. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed the fuel filler cap on the right wing was missing and there were several blue stain streaks aft of the filler port to the trailing edge of the wing. The fuel filler cap was located in the run up area where the pilot had last refilled the airplane's fuel tank. Further examination of the fuel system found it to be intact with just 3 tablespoons of fuel in the fuel sump and no fuel in the main fuel lines to the fuel injector.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and failure to ensure the fuel cap was secured after refueling, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 February 1990 | N11641 | Private | 0 | Burlington, CO | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2011 20:15 | RobertMB | Added |
| 14-Jul-2011 20:16 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 16:59 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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