ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365480
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| Date: | Sunday 7 April 1991 |
| Time: | 16:42 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Fox Valley Aero Club Inc |
| Registration: | N24399 |
| MSN: | 15280252 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Oskosh, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Green Bay, WI (KGRB) |
| Oshkosh, WI (KOSH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT SAID THAT ABOUT 7 MILES FROM HER DESTINATION, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED IN A FARM FIELD WHICH RESULTED IN A NOSE OVER. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BY THE FAA REVEALED THE ENGINE RUN UP TO BE SATISFACTORY, AND THE FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY OF USABLE FUEL.
Probable Cause: REFUELING NOT PERFORMED RESULTING IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE MISJUDGED FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS AND NON SUITABLE TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI91LA125
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 10:36 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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