ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369659
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| Date: | Saturday 15 October 1988 |
| Time: | 11:50 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-151 |
| Owner/operator: | Tibben Flight Lines Inc |
| Registration: | N5378F |
| MSN: | 28-7715114 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cedar Rapids, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Kansas City, MO (MKC |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE CONDUCTING A PART 135 AIR TAXI OPERATION, THE PILOT SAID HIS ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH ABOUT 7 MILES FROM HIS DESTINATION APT. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE INITIATED AND A CALL TO THE CONTROL TOWER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WAS MADE. UNABLE TO REACH THE APT, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ABOUT 1 MILE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE ACFT HAD BEEN CONVERTED TO A LARGER, MORE POWERFUL ENGINE WITH SUBSEQUENT INCREASED FUEL CONSUMPTION.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC89LA005
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 16:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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