ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139302
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| Date: | Monday 17 October 2011 |
| Time: | 19:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172F Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | N5419R LLC |
| Registration: | N5419R |
| MSN: | 17252962 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4546 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental 0-300 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | About 2 miles from DeKalb Peachtree Airport - KPDK, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hilton Head, SC (HDX) |
| Atlanta, GA (PDK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, prior to departure, he calculated that he had 3.5 hours of usable fuel for the 2-hour-15-minute flight. He also indicated that the airplane’s average fuel consumption was 8 gallons per hour. He performed a preflight inspection and noted that the fuel gauges indicated about three-quarters full, which he believed to be about 20 to 30 gallons of fuel. During climbout, the oil door on the engine cowling opened, and the pilot returned to the departure airport to close it. After landing, the pilot taxied to the ramp to secure the door and then departed again. The cross-country flight was uneventful, but, when the airplane was on a gradual descent about 6 miles from the destination airport, the engine lost total power. The pilot attempted to continue to the destination airport, but the airplane descended into trees and impacted the ground in a residential area, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage, wings, and empennage. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the fuel tanks were not breached; recovery personnel removed a total of 1.5 gallons of fuel from the airplane. An examination of the engine revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot believed that the airplane had a fuel capacity of 42 gallons. According to the owner's manual, the airplane had a fuel capacity of 39 gallons, of which 36 gallons were usable.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
http://www.cbs46.com/story/15716075/two-injured-in-dekalb-county-plane-crash
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/plane-crashes-dekalb-backyard/239783055
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N5419R/history/20111017/2140Z/KHXD/KPDK
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.flightops1.com/images/N5419r_at_new_smyrna_beach.jpg] (photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Oct-2011 10:10 | RobertMB | Added |
| 18-Oct-2011 15:41 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 20-Oct-2011 12:43 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 17:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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