ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229142
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 September 2019 |
| Time: | 17:55 LT |
| Type: |  Van’s RV-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N64HS |
| MSN: | 719 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 994 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-B2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Clarke County, southeast of Quitman, MS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dunnellon, FL (X35) |
| Meridian-Key Field, MS (MEI/KMEI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was conducting a cross-country flight. The airplane was at 4,500 ft mean sea level and descending when the low fuel pressure light illuminated; the engine immediately lost all power. The pilot maneuvered the airplane for a forced landing to a road, during which the airplane hit tree branches and veered off the road, resulting in substantial damage.
A postaccident examination revealed only a small amount of fuel in the fuel tanks; neither tank was breached. There was no evidence of mechanical malfunction or failure that would have precluded normal operation. The circumstances are consistent with a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=64HS
NTSB CEN19TA335
Location
Images:
Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Sep-2019 21:19 | Geno | Added |
| 19-Sep-2019 21:35 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2021 06:57 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 27-Mar-2021 07:34 | harro | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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