ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357545
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| Date: | Sunday 14 April 1996 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6415P |
| MSN: | 24-1525 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4800 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-A1D5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Santa Paula, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Van Nuys, CA (KVNY) |
| (KSZP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot planned to fly from Van Nuys to Santa Paula to purchase fuel at a discount. He indicated that upon takeoff a total of 44 gallons of fuel were in the four fuel tanks. According to the pilot, during the flight no mechanical problems were experienced. Approaching Santa Paula, the engine lost all power, and the pilot made a forced landing. The airplane collided with rough terrain within 1 mile of the runway. Recovery personal picked up the airplane and reported finding between 7 and 8 gallons of fuel upon draining the wings from the fuselage belly sump drain. The engine was subsequently test run, and no discrepancies or malfunctions were observed. According to the Piper Aircraft Corp., the nominal 75 percent engine power fuel consumption rate is about 14 gallons per hour.
Probable Cause: fuel starvation due to the pilot's failure to monitor fuel tank quantities and to assure that the fuel tank selector was positioned to a tank containing adequate fuel.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX96LA170
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 19:02 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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