ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 374485
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Date: | Saturday 2 August 1986 |
Time: | 14:43 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-24-250 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N5713P |
MSN: | 24-787 |
Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1523 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-540A1A5 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Oshkosh, WI -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Pittsburg, PA (KAGC) |
Destination airport: | Oshkosh, WI (KOSH) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL AFTER 3 41 HOURS OF FLIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS SURE THE TANKS WERE FULL ON TAKEOFF. FLIGHT PLANNING AND A DOCUMENTED CONSERVATIVE FUEL BURN RATE INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REMAIN AIRBORNE FOR AT LEAST 4 37 HOURS (13 GALLONS PER HOUR DIVIDED BY THE ACFT FUEL CAPACITY OF 60 GALLONS). AN EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL BLADDER CELLS REVEALED SEVERAL LOOSE RETAINING CLIPS AND GENERAL COLLAPSING AND DISTORTION OF BOTH CELLS. ACCORDING TO THE LOGBOOK THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM WAS COMPLIED WITH 41 FLIGHT HOURS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI86FA194 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CHI86FA194
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
28-Mar-2024 09:55 |
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