ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365943
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| Date: | Friday 16 November 1990 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 |
| Owner/operator: | Harvey Gilman |
| Registration: | N6996A |
| MSN: | 27-8054012 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3535 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-540-C4B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Milton, KY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Louisville, KY (KLOU) |
| Hamilton, OH (KHAO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE WAS CLIMBING TO ITS CRUISE ALTITUDE WHEN FIRST THE LEFT ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT, THEN THE RIGHT ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD AND THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A DITCH. POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE OUTBOARD FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY, WHILE THE INBOARD FUEL TANKS HELD FUEL. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE FUEL SELECTORS WERE IN THE OUTBOARD POSITION AND THAT FUEL MISMANAGMENT HAD RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.
Probable Cause: THE IN-FLIGHT FAILURE OF BOTH ENGINES DUE TO THE PILOT'S MISMANAGEMENT OF THE FUEL SYSTEM.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB BFO91LA015
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 15:42 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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