ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360335
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Date: | Friday 10 June 1994 |
Time: | 13:30 LT |
Type: | Popehn Arthur J. COOT A |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N123AP |
MSN: | AP01 |
Total airframe hrs: | 40 hours |
Engine model: | FRANKLIN 6A-335-B |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Circle Pines, MN -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Anoka, MN (KANE) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT OF THE AMATEUR BUILT AIRPLANE STATED THAT HIS ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED TO THE OIL TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE GAGES DURING THE FLIGHT AND HE FAILED TO MONITOR FUEL CONSUMPTION. WHEN HE REALIZED THAT THE FUEL STATE WAS LOW, HE ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE LOST POWER FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION AND HE ELECTED TO CONDUCT A FORCED LANDING OFF THE AIRPORT. DURING THE LANDING THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.
Probable Cause: the pilot-in-command's inattention to the fuel supply. Factors were the pilot-in-command's diverted attention, his not performing refueling, and rough/uneven terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI94LA196 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 7 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CHI94LA196
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