ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240993
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Date: | Saturday 5 September 2020 |
Time: | 13:00 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee E |
Owner/operator: | |
Registration: | N2875T |
MSN: | 28-7225260 |
Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3886 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | NE of Red Oak, Montgomery County, IA -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Valparaiso, IN |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The airplane was located in a field following a forced landing. There was no useable fuel aboard and a postaccident examination of the engine and fuel system revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. The accident is consistent with the pilot mis-management of the fuel onboard, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a loss of engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CEN20LA385 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 9 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CEN20LA385
FAA register:
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=2875T Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
07-Sep-2020 06:30 |
harro |
Added |
07-Sep-2020 08:03 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
07-Sep-2020 13:29 |
CPUGene |
Updated [Narrative] |
24-Jun-2022 14:33 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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