ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370058
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Date: | Sunday 7 August 1988 |
Time: | 18:30 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-28-180 |
Owner/operator: | Richard Doellein |
Registration: | N4873T |
MSN: | 7205212 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1240 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A3A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Racine, WV -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | Arlington, TX (F54) |
Destination airport: | Charleston, WV (CRW |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT WAS ON THE FIRST LEG OF A FERRY FLIGHT TO WEST GERMANY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT 30 MILES FROM CHARLESTON WHEN THE PILOT NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGES INDICATED ABOUT 5 & 11 GALS RESPECTIVELY REMAINING IN THE LEFT & RIGHT FUEL TANKS. HE PROCEEDED TO CHARLESTON, WHILE SWITCHING TANK POSITIONS, BEFORE FUEL EXHAUSTION OCCURRED ABOUT 15 MILES FROM CHARLESTON. HE MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD WITH THE RIGHT WING STRIKING A POWER LINE DURING THE LANDING APPROACH. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE TANKS WERE EMPTY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN EXTRA FUEL TANK WITH A 28 GAL CAPACITY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AIRBORNE ABOUT EIGHT HOURS.
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Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | BFO88LA073 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year 1 month |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB BFO88LA073
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