ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364199
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Date: | Sunday 1 December 1991 |
Time: | 21:30 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-22-135 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N3745A |
MSN: | 22-1988 |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-290-D2 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Siebert, CO -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Medford, OR (OK68) |
Destination airport: | Ft Collins, CO (KFNL) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE RIGHT FUEL TANK RAN DRY AND THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. THE PILOT SWITCHED TO THE LEFT TANK, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART, DUE TO THE VENT IN THE TANK FILLER CAP BEING PLUGGED. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE TO ROUGH UP SLOPE TERRAIN IN LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS. DURING THE LANDING, THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.
Probable Cause: TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO A PLUGGED VENT IN THE TANK FILLER CAP, RESULTING IN FUEL STARVATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | DEN92LA011 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 5 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB DEN92LA011
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