ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359802
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| Date: | Sunday 11 September 1994 |
| Time: | 13:02 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172G |
| Owner/operator: | Pdz Aviation |
| Registration: | N4328L |
| MSN: | 17254397 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-300 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Corona, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bullhead City, AZ (P06 |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
IN A POST ACCIDENT TELEPHONE INTERVIEW THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE 'RAN OUT OF FUEL.' BEFORE DEPARTURE THE PILOT SAID HE REQUESTED THE FIXED BASE OPERATOR TO PUT 10 GALLONS OF GAS IN THE AIRPLANE FUEL TANKS. AFTER THE FUELING, THE RIGHT FUEL GAUGE INDICATED FULL AND THE LEFT FUEL GAUGE INDICATED 3/4 FULL. HE DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK THE FUEL TANK LEVEL BEFORE DEPARTING ON THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT. HE ALSO SAID THAT HE OBSERVED SOME MINOR FUEL STAINS ON THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK SUMP DRAIN.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION AND FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS. FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE ROUGH TERRAIN WERE FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX94LA359
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 14:48 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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