ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356056
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Date: | Saturday 5 April 1997 |
Time: | 16:30 LT |
Type: | Cessna 150E |
Owner/operator: | Warren Lumpkins |
Registration: | N6106T |
MSN: | 15060806 |
Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
Engine model: | Continental O-200A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Wolfeboro, NH -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | (8B8) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot fueled his airplane and flew a cross country flight for a total duration of 4 hours. After landing back at his departure airport, the pilot departed for another flight without refueling. The pilot stated that the fuel gauges read 1/4, but on takeoff he ran out of fuel, and the engine lost power. He performed a forced landing straight ahead onto the runway, and struck a mound of dirt beyond the departure end of the runway. Examination of the airplane revealed less then 2 gallons of fuel remained in the wing tanks. The Pilot's Operating Handbook stated the fuel tanks contained 3 1/2 gallons of unusable fuel.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper preflight, and failure to refuel the airplane, which resulted in fuel exhaustion during the initial climb after takeoff, and the subsequent forced landing and collision with a mound of dirt.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | NYC97LA070 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 10 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB NYC97LA070
Revision history:
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