ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30816
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 December 1998 |
| Time: | 18:17 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 310 |
| Owner/operator: | Robert J. Thomas |
| Registration: | N3027D |
| MSN: | 35227 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1955 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3380 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Ashland, Nebraska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Albuquerque, NM |
| Omaha, NE (KOMA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot conducted a forced landing in a field where the airplane sustained substantial damage. The fuel tanks contained only unusable fuel. There was no indication of fuel leaks from the fuel tanks or fuel tank caps. The pilot told initial responders that the engines quit due to fuel exhaustion.
Probable Cause: the pilot's not refueling the airplane to avoid fuel exhaustion, and his inadequate preflight planning. A factor was fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI99LA050
FAA register: 2. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?nNumberTxt=3027D
3. https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N3027D
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Jun-2014 22:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2024 12:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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