ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358148
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| Date: | Sunday 15 October 1995 |
| Time: | 15:15 LT |
| Type: | Forney ERCOUPE-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Dane T Velie |
| Registration: | N3027G |
| MSN: | 5722 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2064 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL C-90-12F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cartersville, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cedartown, GA (4A4) |
| Carterville, GA (KVPC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot stated that the engine lost power due to fuel starvation, because the transfer pump was inoperative and he could only utilize the fuel in the header tank. He stated to the FAA inspector that the fuel pump had failed earlier in the day. He refueled his fuselage tank and did some touch-and-go landings. He then headed towards another destination to refuel and the engine lost power and he executed a forced landing to a field. During the final approach the nose wheel clipped a barbed wire fence which drove a fence post into each wing and spun the airplane around. The airplane then slid approximately 30 yards into a four foot ditch damaging the engine and the airframe.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S DECISION TO CONTINUE FLIGHT WITH THE INOPERATIVE FUEL TRANSFER PUMP WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE INOPERATIVE FUEL TRANSFER PUMP AND THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING THE FORCED LANDING WERE FACTORS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA96LA007
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 10:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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