ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361491
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| Date: | Friday 13 August 1993 |
| Time: | 21:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 185 |
| Owner/operator: | Cape Smythe Air Service |
| Registration: | N20752 |
| MSN: | 18503041 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3262 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-D24K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Point Barrow, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Chip Two Camp, AK |
| Barrow, AK (BRW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A COMMERCIAL PILOT ON A POSITIONING FLIGHT EXPERIENCED A FUEL EXHAUSTION TOTAL POWER LOSS FOLLOWING AN ABRUPT CLIMB MANEUVER, AND LANDED ON THE TUNDRA. ENGINE AND FUEL SYSTEM BY FAA INSPECTORS EXAMINATION FOUND NO ANOMALIES. ONLY RESIDUAL FUEL WAS FOUND ON BOARD. WHEN LEVELED, THE ENGINE STARTED AND RAN NORMALLY. FUEL SPILLED UNDER VENT WAS AN 18 INCH PUDDLE IN SATURATED TUNDRA. THE PART 135 OPERATOR KEPT NO FUEL RECORDS, OR FLIGHT FOLLOWING RECORDS FOR THE FLIGHT.
Probable Cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION AS A RESULT OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S NOT REFUELING. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE OPERATOR/MANAGEMENT INADEQUATE FLIGHT FOLLOWING AND OPERATIONAL CONTROL OVER THE FLIGHT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC93LA147
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 November 1988 | N20752 | Cape Smythe Air Service | 0 | Deadhorse, AK | |
non |
| 3 May 1992 | N20752 | Cape Smythe Air Service, Inc | 0 | Barrow, AK | |
sub |
| 28 November 1992 | N20752 | Cape Smythe Air Service | 0 | Point Hope, AK | |
sub |
| 15 October 1994 | N20752 | Cape Smythe Air Service, Inc. | 0 | Kotzebue, AK | |
sub |
| 2 August 1996 | N20752 | Cape Smythe Air Service, Inc. | 0 | Wainwright, AK | |
sub |
| 25 August 1997 | N20752 | Cape Smythe Air Service Inc. | 0 | Barrow, AK | |
sub |
| 11 August 2000 | N20752 | Cape Smythe Air Service | 0 | BARROW, AK | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Mar-2024 19:02 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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