ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295126
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 October 2003 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 140 |
| Owner/operator: | Thomas Pace |
| Registration: | N2370N |
| MSN: | 12619 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3178 hours |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Continental C-85-12 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ridegway, Virginia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ridegway, VA (VA02) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he had completed a pre-flight inspection, and visually checked both fuel tanks, which were full. However, several witnesses reported that the airplane had been flown for 1-hour and 20-minutes prior to this flight with the fuel selector positioned to the left tank, and was not refueled. On the day of the accident, the pilot departed with the fuel selector still positioned to the left tank, and performed several take-offs and landings. About 35-minutes into the flight, during climb-out, the engine sputtered. The pilot pumped the throttle, and got a momentary gain in engine power, followed by a complete loss of power. He instructed the passenger to switch the fuel selector from the left tank to the right tank, but the airplane descended rapidly into trees. Examination of the airplane revealed that approximately 1-quart of fuel remained in the left tank, and a substantial amount of fuel remained in the right tank.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper pre-flight planning, which resulted in an engine failure due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD04CA002
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2022 18:19 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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