ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294320
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 December 2004 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 |
| Owner/operator: | Wing Flying Club Inc. |
| Registration: | N3575X |
| MSN: | 28-8090199 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lee's Summit, Missouri -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lee's Summit Municipal Airport, MO (KLXT) |
| Lee's Summit Municipal Airport, MO (KLXT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane impacted a muddy field during a forced landing due to a total loss of engine power about 1 1/2 hours after departure. The pilot stated that he performed a preflight inspection of the airplane in a hanger equipped with fluorescent lighting. He stated that he checked the fuel gauges, visually checked the fuel level in each tank, and that the fuel level in each fuel tank was "just under the tabs." Postaccident inspection of the airplane revealed that the fuel selector was positioned to the left fuel tank and no usable fuel was noted in either fuel tank.
Probable Cause: The inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power. Contributing factors were the muddy terrain and the vegetation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI05CA039
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 March 2015 | N3575X | Wing Flying Club, Inc. | 0 | Lee's Summit, Missouri | |
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| Loss of control | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 11-Oct-2022 15:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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