ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294407
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| Date: | Saturday 9 October 2004 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | Ossipee Valley Aviation LLC |
| Registration: | N80657 |
| MSN: | 17266693 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Eliot, Maine -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bar Harbor Airport, ME (BHB/KBHB) |
| Rochester-Skyhaven Airport, NH (KDAW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was inbound for landing when the engine began to alternately lose and gain power. The pilot performed a forced landing to a corn field, and the airplane's nose gear, and both wings were damaged. Examination of the airplane revealed no visible fuel in both of the airplane's fuel tanks. When the fuel line from carburetor was removed, it yielded, "a few drops of fuel." In addition, there was no evidence of a fuel spill in the area surrounding the accident site. The airplane's fuel system contained 38 gallons of useable fuel, and the airplane had been operated for 4.4 hours since it was last refueled.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning decision, which resulted a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC05CA003
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Oct-2022 17:48 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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