ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 263789
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 June 2021 |
| Time: | 21:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4147J |
| MSN: | 28-22471 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2000 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Denton Enterprise Airport (DTO/KDTO), TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Denton, TX |
| Denton, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor reported that the student pilot was taking off following a touch and go landing and was about 5 seconds into the climb when the engine lost all power. The flight instructor took control of the airplane and attempted to restart the engine to no avail. He declared an emergency and chose to conduct a forced landing to an upsloping field. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and left horizontal stabilizer. The fuel tanks were intact. A Federal Aviation Inspector, who conducted a postaccident examination of the airplane at the scene, reported that the left fuel tank was completely empty, and the 25-gallon capacity right fuel tank was found about ½ full. The fuel selector was in the 'Off' position. No other preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane were found that would have precluded normal operation. The flight instructor reported that they had purchased 20 gallons of fuel prior to the flight. They flew the airplane to another airport where they did a touch-an-go-landing, before flying back to their home airport where they did another touch and go landing. It was during the climb following that touch and go landing when the engine lost all power. The flight instructor could not recall which fuel tank was selected at the time of the power loss. Given this information, it is likely that the left fuel tank was selected and was exhausted of fuel during the takeoff, which resulted in the total loss of engine power and subsequent forced landing.
Probable Cause: The flight instructor and student pilot's failure to properly manage the airplane's available fuel resulting in fuel starvation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN21LA260
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N4147J
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N4147J
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jun-2021 11:40 | gerard57 | Added |
| 10-Jun-2021 12:52 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2021 22:39 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Jul-2022 12:34 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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