ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369501
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Date: | Thursday 17 November 1988 |
Time: | 18:30 LT |
Type: | Cessna 170 |
Owner/operator: | George Aimone |
Registration: | N4137V |
MSN: | 377182 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2390 hours |
Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-300 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Batavia, OH -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Palmetto, GA |
Destination airport: | Springfield, OH |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:AFTER ABOUT 3 HOURS AND 20 MINS OF FLIGHT THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE POWER FAILURE. HE ATTEMPTED TO REACH THE CLOSEST AIRPORT, BUT WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A FIELD 3 MILES SHORT. THE PILOT HAD ESTIMATED THAT HE HAD 4 HRS FUEL. AT ABOUT 9 GPH AND 33.5 GALS OF USABLE FUEL THE TOTAL ENDURANCE (ASSUMING PROPER LEANING) IS 3.7 HRS MINUS FUEL FOR T/O, TAXI, AND CLIMB. THE AIRPLANE WAS SERVICED WITH AUTOMOTIVE FUEL. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS REPORTED.
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Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ATL89LA040 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB ATL89LA040
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Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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