ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359530
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| Date: | Sunday 27 November 1994 |
| Time: | 18:58 LT |
| Type: |  American General AG-5B |
| Owner/operator: | Florida Inst. Of Technology |
| Registration: | N624FT |
| MSN: | 10031 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1706 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A4K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lakeport, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Homestead, FL (X51) |
| Melbourne, FL (KMLB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 2,500 FEET, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE PUSHED THE MIXTURE CONTROL FULL RICH AND THROTTLE FULL FORWARD AND THE ENGINE POWER WAS RESTORED FOR 1 MINUTE THEN FAILED AGAIN. SHE DID NOT REPOSITION THE FUEL SELECTOR OR CHECK THE MAGNETOS AFTER THE LOSS OF POWER. THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDED ON A ROAD, COLLIDED WITH ROAD SIGNS AND AN UNMARKED TRANSMISSION LINE THEN CRASHED INTO A CANAL. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS DRAINED AND FOUND TO CONTAIN ALL WATER, NO FUEL. THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS DRAINED AND FOUND TO CONTAIN 12 GALLONS OF FUEL, NO WATER. AT THE ACCIDENT SITE THE LEFT WING WAS SUBMERGED. BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE FOUND TO BE IMPACT DAMAGED. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND FOUND TO OPERATE NORMALLY.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO REPOSITION THE FUEL SELECTOR AFTER TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS HER LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA95LA029
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 11:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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