ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357268
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| Date: | Sunday 9 June 1996 |
| Time: | 09:56 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Interstate Aircraft Services |
| Registration: | N9640J |
| MSN: | 28-3864 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6303 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A3A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jasper, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lakeland, FL (KLAL) |
| Valdosta, GA (KVLD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Before takeoff 15 gallons of fuel were added to the less-than-full fuel tanks. The flight departed and while en route the engine quit. The pilot then repositioned the fuel selector and the engine regained power. The flight continued and the engine quit again. The pilot performed a forced landing in a corn field and the airplane came to rest upright. Examination of the airplane revealed that the left and right fuel tanks were not damaged and contained 12 ounces and 55 ounces of fuel respectively. Staining aft of each wing fuel tank cap was not observed. The pilot stated that for fuel consumption calculations he planned on 8 gallons per hour. The pilot's operating handbook indicates that the fuel consumption for the power, and altitude flown is 10 gallons per hour.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA96LA154
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 December 1997 | N9640J | Private | 0 | Everglades City, FL | |
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| Fuel exhaustion | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 16:02 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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