ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354833
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| Date: | Saturday 31 January 1998 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6261E |
| MSN: | 46361 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5154 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Valkaria, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sabastian, FL (X26) |
| (X59) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was on a short flight to buy fuel at Valkaria. The pilot reported that at a cruise altitude of about 1,500 feet, the engine began to sputter. He said that before he departed, '...my fuel indicators were showing, left tank between 1/2-1/4 and right just above 1/4 tank...I did not dip my tanks.' About 6 miles from the destination airport, the airplane's engine 'sputtered.' He switched to the left tank, the right tank, then back to both tanks. He tried both magnetos, and the problem did not clear. The engine then was 'windmilling.' The pilot elected to make a forced landing in a field, and the airplane struck a tree with the left wing. Examination of the airplane revealed, no fuel in either tank. Examination of the engine did not reveal any discrepancies.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight, and subsequent loss of engine power, due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted in a forced landing and impact with trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA98LA065
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 March 2000 | N6261E | Private | 0 | NEW BRIGHTON, Pennsylvania | |
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| 11-Mar-2024 18:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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