ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214127
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| Date: | Monday 6 August 2018 |
| Time: | 12:51 |
| Type: |  Cessna 120 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N76524 |
| MSN: | 10958 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4424 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A4B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | S of West Plains Regional Airport (KUNO), Pomona, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | West Plains, MO (UNO) |
| West Plains, MO (UNO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot reported that he departed the airport for the local flight with both wing fuel tanks full of fuel and the fuel selector on the left tank. After flying for about 1 hour, he landed at the airport and departed again. When the airplane was about 500 ft above ground level, the pilot intended to change the fuel selector to the right fuel tank. However, he inadvertently switched the fuel selector to the off position, and the engine lost power. The pilot immediately switched the fuel selector back to the left fuel tank and attempted to restart the engine without success. He executed a forced landing to a field, and, during the landing rollout, the airplane collided with a fence and hay bale, which resulted in substantial damage. The pilot mismanaged the fuel during flight, which resulted in fuel starvation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and a forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://fr.flightaware.com/resources/registration/N76524
Location
Media:
USA - POMONA, Mo. — No injuries were reported Monday after a Cessna 120 plane crashed in a field near Pomona.https://t.co/pKfZeBqFNt pic.twitter.com/9j3n2BtmoC
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 7 août 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2018 21:56 | Geno | Added |
| 07-Aug-2018 05:15 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 07-Aug-2018 08:02 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2018 15:25 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Location, Source] |
| 27-Nov-2019 07:15 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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