ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 201828
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| Date: | Friday 15 January 1999 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-60-602P |
| Owner/operator: | Herbert Frazier Ii |
| Registration: | N72EZ |
| MSN: | 60-8265002 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2548 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO540-AA1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lynchburg, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lancaster, PA (KLNS) |
| (KLYH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While en route, the pilot noticed oil streaming out of the airplane's left engine cowling and secured the left engine. Approximately 3 miles from his destination, the right engine lost total power and the pilot performed a forced landing to a highway. Examination of the airplane 50 minutes after the accident revealed that both wings were separated outboard of the engines. There was no fuel or odor of fuel present in or around the wing fuel tanks, and approximately 1.5 gallons of fuel was drained from the airplane's fuselage fuel tank, which was not compromised. Examinations of both engines revealed a hole burnt through the number 6 piston of the left engine, and damage to the piston was consistent with detonation. A test run of the airplane's right engine did not reveal any pre-impact discrepancies which would have precluded normal engine operation. The airplane's total usable fuel capacity was 165.5 gallons. The airplane had been flown about 2 1/2 hours since it's last refueling, and the estimated fuel used was about 122.5 gallons. The airplane was equipped with a fuel flow indicating system; which when powered after the accident indicated that 40.5 gallons of fuel remained, and 124.1 gallons had been used since the last re-fueling.
Probable Cause: Fuel exhaustion for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC99LA049
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Nov-2017 15:59 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 08-Apr-2024 10:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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