ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293492
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| Date: | Thursday 21 October 2004 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C24R |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N18942 |
| MSN: | MC-549 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4338 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-A1B6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cloverdale, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Healdsburg, CA (O31) |
| Little River, CA (O48) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane impacted vineyard crops during a forced landing following a loss of engine power while in cruise flight. The flight was intended to be a 30-minute trip between local airports. The pilot had the left fuel tank selected at the time of the power loss, and turned on the boost pump and selected the right fuel tank. The pilot was able to obtain a surge of power momentarily, but nothing more. He then setup for landing at the nearest airport. Upon noting his glide ratio would not allow them to reach the airport, he concentrated on landing in the vineyard. The airplane impacted the crops and was arrested by the crop trellis wires. Post-accident examination of the engine revealed no anomalies that would have prevented its normal operation. The left fuel tank contained 1 gallon of fuel and 11 gallons were in the right fuel tank. When electrical power was applied to the system, the fuel gages read values consistent with the fuel quantities found in the tanks. The unusable fuel quantity for each tank is 1.3 gallons.
Probable Cause: the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation from the pilot's inadequate fuel system management and his delay in selecting the fullest fuel tank.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX05LA012
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 December 1992 | N18942 | Uc Flying Club, Inc. | 0 | Oakland, CA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2022 06:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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