ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358437
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 August 1995 |
| Time: | 04:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5563R |
| MSN: | 17253154 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4263 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-300-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bradley, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Porterville, CA (KPTV) |
| King City, CA (KKIC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS DIVERTING DUE TO WEATHER TO AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT WHEN HE RAN OUT OF FUEL. THE PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM A PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY NIGHT FLIGHT. HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT REFUEL BECAUSE HE CALCULATED THAT HE HAD ENOUGH FUEL FOR THE RETURN FLIGHT. UPON REACHING HIS FINAL DESTINATION HE FOUND THE AIRPORT WAS FOGGED IN. HE SPENT ABOUT 1/2 HOUR IN THE GENERAL AREA ANALYZING THE SITUATION AND CHECKING ANOTHER PRIVATE AIRSTRIP BEFORE DIVERTING TO ANOTHER AIRPORT KNOWN TO BE VFR. HOWEVER, BEFORE REACHING THE ALTERNATE AIRPORT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND DURING THE FORCED LANDING IN A SOFT, PLOWED FIELD, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.
Probable Cause: fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to refuel prior to takeoff and his delayed decision to proceed to his alternate airport. The night light conditions and the lack of a suitable emergency landing area were factors.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX95LA295
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 13:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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