ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353641
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| Date: | Thursday 22 October 1998 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172G |
| Owner/operator: | Paulsons Aircraft Inc |
| Registration: | N3765L |
| MSN: | 17253934 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5790 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Vancouver, WA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Scappoose, OR (1S4) |
| Vancouver, WA (59S) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft lost engine power while inbound for landing after a cross-country flight. A forced landing was made on a grass field. During the landing roll, the airplane collided with a fence. Inspection of the aircraft revealed it had less than 1/2 gallons of fuel in the left tank and no fuel could be drained from the right tank. The aircraft was recovered and 5 gallons of fuel was added to each tank. The engine was started and a run-up was successfully performed. No evidence of engine malfunction or an in flight fuel leak could be found. The pilot reported that she calculated a total trip time of 2 hours and 35 minutes. Information furnished with the pilot's report indicated that the Hobbs meter accumulated 3 hours 6 minutes for the flight. No fuel was added during the course of the cross-country.
Probable Cause: Refueling was not preformed which subsequently led to fuel exhaustion. Factors include the student pilot's inadequate preflight planing/preparation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA99LA006
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Mar-2024 08:59 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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