ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296840
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| Date: | Saturday 3 August 2002 |
| Time: | 21:25 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Blue Horizons Flying Club, Inc. |
| Registration: | N110CF |
| MSN: | 32-7540003 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4677 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bluffton, Ohio -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bluffton, OH (5G7) |
| (5G7) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was serviced with a full load of fuel, and the pilot completed two flights without incident. The pilot then departed on a third flight. After completing the en route portion, and while preparing to land, the engine lost all power. The pilot was unable to restart the engine, and executed a forced landing to a field. The airplane touched down, rolled about 400 feet, the nose wheel collapsed, and the airplane came to a sudden stop. The accident flight was conducted with the fuel selector in the right outboard position, and at engine start, the selected tank had approximately 23.5 gallons of usable fuel. Fuel calculations done during the course of the investigation showed that approximately 22.0 gallons of fuel was required to complete the flight with no reserve. Examination of the wreckage revealed that the right outboard tank was intact and empty.
Probable Cause: The pilot's fuel mismanagement with his failure to position the fuel selector to the proper tank which resulted in engine fuel starvation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC02LA153
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 July 1985 | N110CF | Chart Flyers, Inc. | 0 | Delaware, OH | |
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| 24 November 2020 | N110CF | Blue Horizons Flying Club Inc | 0 | Venetian Bay, New Smyrna Beach, FL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2022 11:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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