ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363381
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 June 1992 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Champion 7FC |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8942R |
| MSN: | 7FC-382 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2839 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-290-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Paris, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Little Rock, AR (KLIT) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
FOLLOWING A FUEL EXHAUSTION INDUCED TOTAL POWER LOSS, THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A MUDDY FIELD AND DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER TO THE INVERTED POSITION. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED A LEFT FUEL CAP THAT WAS LOOSE. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE DID NOT CHECK THE FUEL CAP PRIOR TO HIS DEPARTURE. AN EXAMINATION OF THE LEFT WING AND FUSELAGE REVEALED FUEL STAINS. SIX DAYS PRIOR TO THE POWER LOSS, A 100 HOUR MAINTENANCE INSPECTION INDICATED THE FUEL CAP HAD BEEN CHECKED. FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT, AN ENGINE TEST RUN THROUGHOUT THE POWER RANGES REVEALED NO ANOMALIES.
Probable Cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION POWER LOSS. FACTORS WERE A LOOSE FUEL CAP, INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW92LA174
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 16:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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