ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358919
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| Date: | Saturday 3 June 1995 |
| Time: | 15:55 LT |
| Type: |  Mooney M20E |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6923U |
| MSN: | 293 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 793 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Moncks Corner, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Millville, NJ (KMIV) |
| Charleston, SC (CHS | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE FLIGHT DEPARTED MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY ON A VFR FLIGHT TO CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. AS A RESULT OF DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS ABOUT 135 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHARLESTON, THE PILOT FILED AND RECEIVED AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. ABOUT TWELVE MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HIS FUEL GAUGES HAD 'DROPPED OUT', AND WAS GIVEN VECTORS TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS OUT OF FUEL, AND ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE RUPTURED RIGHT WING FUEL TANK, AND LESS THAN ONE GALLON OF FUEL IN THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY DURING A TEST RUN FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to properly calculate the fuel required and his fuel consumption for the flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL95LA103
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 19:36 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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