ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356363
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| Date: | Sunday 7 January 1996 |
| Time: | 17:12 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200T |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N424WA |
| MSN: | 34-7970056 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4990 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-360-EB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gulfport, MS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | St Petersburg, FL (KPIE) |
| (KGPT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the preflight planning, the pilot estimated that the flight would require 67 gallons of fuel. He added 20 gallons of fuel to the aircraft fuel system and estimated that 85 gallons of fuel were on board at takeoff. He did not report that the airplane was topped off with fuel before departing. Approximately three hours into the flight, both engines lost power about two miles south of the shore line; the airplane was ditched about 1-1/4 mile south of the shore. No fuel was found in the fuel system after the airplane was recovered from the water; the fuel system was intact during the examination
Probable Cause: inadequate preflight planning/preparation by the pilot, and inadequate supply of fuel in the airplane, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent ditching at sea.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL96LA030
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2024 06:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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