ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361704
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Date: | Saturday 10 July 1993 |
Time: | 12:45 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-28-181 |
Owner/operator: | Berz Flying Service, Inc. |
Registration: | N1630H |
MSN: | 28-7790317 |
Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A4M |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Senter, MI -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Utica, MI (KUIZ) |
Destination airport: | Hancock, MI (KCMX) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:WHILE AT CRUISE FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT 'RAN OUT OF GAS 10 MILES SHORT OF THE AIRPORT AND CRASHED INTO THICK WOODS.' THE PILOT IN COMMAND INADVERTENTLY STALLED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE ENGINE LOST TOTAL POWER. ON SITE INVESTIGATION FOUND NO FUEL IN THE FUEL TANKS, AND POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-IMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRFRAME, ENGINE OR ACCESSORIES.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADEQUATE PRE-FLIGHT PLANNING. FACTORS RELATING TO THIS ACCIDENT ARE FUEL EXHAUSTION, UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING, AS WELL AS AN INADVERTENT STALL.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI93LA252 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CHI93LA252
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