ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286629
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| Date: | Thursday 27 August 2009 |
| Time: | 16:25 LT |
| Type: |  Piper J5A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N33078 |
| MSN: | 5-426 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9513 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental A&C75 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Holland, Massachusetts -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Southbridge, MA (3B0) |
| Warehouse Point, CT (7B6 | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he began the day with an unknown quantity of fuel. Shortly after departing on his second flight of the day, the airplane suffered a complete loss of engine power. During the subsequent forced landing, the left main landing gear caught tall grass and ground-looped the airplane, which resulted in substantial damage to the left landing gear, left wing strut, and left lower fuselage. Post accident examination of the wreckage by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector revealed no odor of fuel, no fuel spillage, and 5 ounces of fuel in the airplane. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A factor in the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA09CA489
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2022 13:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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