ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295876
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| Date: | Thursday 15 May 2003 |
| Time: | 13:20 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A188B |
| Owner/operator: | Paul Gould |
| Registration: | N4931R |
| MSN: | 18802448T |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4598 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-720 A/B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kinta, Oklahoma -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Webbers Falls, OK |
| Kenta, OK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot taxied out and departed the private airstrip to perform an aerial application on a field 25 miles southwest the airstrip. Approximately one hour into the aerial application flight the pilot noticed the "fuel gauges indicated empty." The pilot terminated the aerial application spray run and started a "gentle climb" to gain altitude. The engine started to "sputter and cough", and he initiated an "engine out" landing in the field he was spraying. During the landing roll, the right main landing gear "fell into a small gully" approximately 3 feet deep. Subsequently, the right wing and horizontal stabilizer impacted the ground. The pilot stated that during the aircraft servicing operations prior to takeoff, "the aircraft was not properly fueled as per the pilot's instruction."
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to supervise the refueling of the aircraft and failure to use his before takeoff checklist.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW03LA151
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 13:57 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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