ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364973
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| Date: | Saturday 6 July 1991 |
| Time: | 03:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6276P |
| MSN: | 15284993 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4621 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Woodchopper Crk, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fairbanks, AK (FAI) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANCE NOSED OVER WHEN THE FORCED LANDING WAS MADE ON AN UNPREPARED TERRAIN. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL TANKS OR SYSTEM. AFTER ADDING FUEL, THE ENGINE STARTED AND RAN NORMALLY.
Probable Cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION, THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC91LA092
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 July 1986 | N6276P | Aviation Company | 0 | Nenana, AK | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 20:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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