ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359880
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| Date: | Monday 29 August 1994 |
| Time: | 19:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Henderson State University |
| Registration: | N44687 |
| MSN: | 15285674 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4811 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-N2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Arkadelphia, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A PRIVATE PILOT FLEW FOR THREE HOURS AND THIRTY MINUTES ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT THAT WAS PLANNED TO BE FIVE HOURS IN DURATION. AFTER LOSING ENGINE POWER, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING ONTO A LAKE SPILLWAY BUT OVERSHOT HIS INTENDED POINT OF LANDING. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST TWENTY FEET ABOVE THE GROUND IN TREES. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE, THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF USABLE FUEL IN THE FUEL TANKS AND NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL SPILLAGE. TOTAL FLIGHT TIME SINCE REFUELING WAS 7.6 HOURS. THE MANUFACTURERS FUEL CONSUMPTION DATA INDICATES THAT AT 55% POWER SETTING, ENDURANCE IS APPROXIMATELY 7.6 HOURS.
Probable Cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW94LA284
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 December 1985 | N44687 | Catawba Valley Aviation | 0 | Hickory, NC | |
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| 15-Mar-2024 15:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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