ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369478
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 November 1988 |
| Time: | 19:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 |
| Owner/operator: | Martin Cavanaugh |
| Registration: | N2885G |
| MSN: | 28-809-0001 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Palmyra, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Beverly, MA (KBVY) |
| Rochester, NY (KROC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE WHEN THE PILOT SAID HE EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A CANAL AND THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS SWAM TO SHORE. THE PILOT HAD CHANGED HIS DESTINATION FROM NIAGARA FALLS TO ROCHESTER WHILE IN CONTACT WITH SYRACUSE APPROACH CONTROL, DUE TO LOW FUEL; HOWEVER, HE DID NOT ADVISE SYRACUSE OF THE SITUATION AND ATTEMPTED TO CONTINUE ANOTHER 68 MILES. HE RAN OUT OF FUEL 20 MILES SHORT OF HIS DESTINATION OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.
Probable Cause: OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A CANAL FOLLOWING A POWER LOSS CAUSED BY FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO MISCALCULATED FUEL BURN BY THE PILOT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC89LA035
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 15:02 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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