ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 300333
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| Date: | Thursday 29 December 1994 |
| Time: | 16:56 LT |
| Type: |  North American F-51D Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | Charles Greenhill |
| Registration: | N51TK |
| MSN: | 44-63350 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce V1650-9 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Round Lake, IL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wheeling, IL (KPWK) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 2,500 FEET WHEN 'THE ENGINE STOPPED ABRUPTLY.' HE WAS USING FUEL FROM THE LEFT TANK AND IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE RIGHT TANK POSITION. HE PLACED THE MIXTURE IN THE EMERGENCY RICH POSITION AND CHECKED THE BOOST PUMP AND MAGNETO SWITCHES ON. THE ENGINE DID NOT RECOVER AND HE CONDUCTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FOREST PRESERVE. INSPECTION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION. THE LEFT FUEL TANK AND FUEL LINES WERE INTACT AND CONTAINED NO USABLE FUEL. THE ENGINE PERFORMED NORMALLY WHEN IT WAS OPERATED ON A TEST STAND.
Probable Cause: fuel starvation resulting from exhaustion of the fuel supply in the left tank. A factor related to the accident was insufficient altitude to switch fuel tanks and effect an engine restart.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI95LA064
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Oct-2022 07:19 | nhofmann54 | Added |
| 09-Apr-2024 17:35 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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