ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366611
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 July 1990 |
| Time: | 09:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N83968 |
| MSN: | 28-8116245 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-D36 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Yarmouth, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Barnstable, MA (HYA |
| (KHYA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT DEPARTED WITH APPROXIMATELY 36 GALLONS OF GAS ON BOARD. AFTER FLYING .9 HOURS, HE HAD A POWER LOSS AND DITCHED THE AIRPLANE IN THE OCEAN AT A BEACH. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE DISCLOSED THE RIGHT TANK HELD 1 QUART OF FUEL AND THE LEFT TANK OVER 15 GALLONS. THE PILOT HAD BEEN FLYING ON THE RIGHT TANK. ADDITIONALLY THE RIGHT FUEL TANK GAUGE WAS FOUND TO BE INACCURATE. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE PILOT REALIZED HE HAD BEEN SWITCHING TANKS TOO FAST FOR THE ENGINE TO RESUME NORMAL RUNNING.
Probable Cause: A POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES BY THE PILOT AND AN IMPROPERLY READING FUEL GAUGE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC90LA157
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 21-Mar-2024 10:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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