ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356946
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| Date: | Thursday 1 August 1996 |
| Time: | 16:10 LT |
| Type: |  Yakovlev Yak-3UA |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N33UA |
| MSN: | 170-406 |
| Engine model: | Allison V-1710-63 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fond Du Lac, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Tulsa, OK (KRVS) |
| (KFLD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he originally planned a direct flight at 11,500 feet, but had to descend to 1,500 feet to avoid weather for 10 to 15 minutes, then he climbed back to 11,500 feet. He said this accounted for his arrival in the vicinity of the destination airport with a low fuel level. When he contacted the control tower at the destination airport, he declared 'minimum fuel' but did not declare an emergency. There were approximately 20 other airplanes on the frequency. The pilot was cleared straight-in to the landing runway; however, the engine lost power, and the airplane was landed about three-quarters of a mile short of the intended runway. The pilot said that in order to avoid other aircraft during the approach, he slowed his airplane by lowering the flaps, which he said prevented him from reaching the runway. During a subsequent postaccident examination of the airplane, no mechanical anomaly was found.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations, and his inadequate in-flight planning and decision making. The pilot's failure to declare an emergency fuel condition (inadequate communication) was a related factor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI96LA267
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 12:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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