ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285841
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| Date: | Friday 18 July 2008 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Eagle DW-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Hummel Aviation |
| Registration: | N8814L |
| MSN: | DW-1-0087-82 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bryan, Ohio -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Bryan, OH |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the agricultural spray airplane reported that the airplane's fuel gauge was stuck and it provided an inaccurate indication of the fuel remaining. He thought there was about 30 minutes of fuel remaining, but the engine lost power about 3 miles from the grass airstrip where he intended to land. He reported that the airplane experienced fuel exhaustion, and he executed a forced landing to a field. The airplane sustained substantial damage when it nosed over in a field. The inspection of the airplane in the field revealed no fuel in the fuel tank. No fuel was found in the hose from the electric fuel pump to the engine driven fuel pump.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's improper fuel calculations. A contributing factor was the inaccurate fuel gauge.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI08CA199
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Oct-2022 15:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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