ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 191261
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 November 2016 |
| Time: | 14:15 |
| Type: |  Cessna 177B Cardinal |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N30703 |
| MSN: | 17701412 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4461 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Middlesex County, Hopkinton, ME -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Willimantic, CT (IJD) |
| West Kingston, RI (08R) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot planned to fly the airplane to another airport to purchase fuel. Before departing, he used a wooden stick to estimate the airplane's fuel level. While en route, the engine abruptly lost power. The pilot was unable to restart the engine and executed a forced landing to a field; the airplane struck trees, which resulted in substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. Postaccident examination of the accident site, the airplane's fuel tanks, and components of the airplane's fuel system revealed only trace quantities of fuel. Thus, it is likely that the pilot overestimated the airplane's fuel quantity before departing on the flight and that the engine lost power due to fuel exhaustion.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to accurately determine the airplane's fuel quantity before the flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N30703
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2016 16:05 | Geno | Added |
| 22-Apr-2020 17:02 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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