ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 148001
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| Date: | Monday 27 August 2012 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Type: |  Waco UPF-7 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N32011 |
| MSN: | 5642 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3258 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental R-670-6A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | In a field near Jim Falls in Chippewa County, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Chippewa Falls, WI (3WI9) |
| Chippewa Falls, WI (3WI9) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a local proficiency flight, throughout which the pilot had the fuel selector set to its “both” position, the airplane’s engine experienced a total loss of power. The pilot was unable to restart the engine and performed a forced landing, during which the airplane's left landing gear impacted an obstacle and the airplane skidded sideways and nosed over. The pilot stated that initially he did not observe fuel leaking from either fuel tank vent after the accident. However, after he opened and resealed the tank caps, the pilot noticed fuel leaking from the right fuel tank vent, consistent with an existing fuel vent obstruction having been dislodged. Subsequent examination revealed no usable fuel in the left fuel tank and 20 gallons of fuel in the right fuel tank. A postaccident examination of the wreckage did not reveal any other anomalies that would have caused a loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: The blockage of the right fuel tank vent, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.929thebigcheese.com/Channels/news/Story.aspx?ID=1763694]
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=32011
https://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events01/media/04_32011.txt
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N32011.html
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2012 06:43 | gerard57 | Added |
| 28-Aug-2012 07:45 | Geno | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Aug-2012 08:00 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 28-Nov-2017 13:18 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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