ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140260
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| Date: | Wednesday 30 November 2011 |
| Time: | 11:15 |
| Type: |  Cessna L-19 Bird Dog |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6735Q |
| MSN: | 22658 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7100 hours |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Continental O-47-11 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fredericksburg, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | New Braunfels, TX (KBAZ) |
| Fredericksburg, TX (T82) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While on approach to the runway, the pilot added power to the engine to adjust the approach path, and the engine did not respond. The pilot was unable to restart the engine, and he performed a forced landing to a nearby field. During the landing, the airplane struck a wire and then the ground. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that caps were present on the fuel tank vent lines, creating a vacuum and preventing fuel flow to the engine. The pilot said that he had placed the caps on the fuel vent lines to keep insects out of the lines and the fuel tanks and forgot to remove them during his preflight inspection. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunction or failure of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a subsequent loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 August 1984 | N6735Q | George Pipes | 0 | Blakesburg, IA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Dec-2011 22:22 | noahelite299 | Added |
| 08-Dec-2011 11:46 | noahelite299 | Updated [Registration] |
| 09-Dec-2011 11:05 | Anon. | Updated [Damage, Narrative] |
| 22-Jul-2012 11:53 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 17:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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