ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360166
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| Date: | Friday 15 July 1994 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N333QB |
| MSN: | 31398 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1955 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4556 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Battle Lake, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Forest Lake, IL (25D) |
| (7Y5) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS WITHIN THREE MILES OF HIS INTENDED DESTINATION WHEN THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THERE WAS NO USABLE FUEL IN EITHER TANK. THE PILOT HAD BASED HIS FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS ON THE 32.5 GALLON CAPACITY PLACARDED ON EITHER TANK. THE TANKS WERE ACTUALLY 30.0 GALLON TANKS WITH 27.5 GALLON USABLE CAPACITY.
Probable Cause: loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion which resulted from inaccurate fuel consumption calculations. A factor related to the accident was the inaccurately placarded fuel tanks.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI94LA232
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2024 18:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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