ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385394
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| Date: | Saturday 30 September 2000 |
| Time: | 16:15 LT |
| Type: |  Porterfield LP65 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N25563 |
| MSN: | 671 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1940 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2270 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C-85-8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Corsicana, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fort Worth, TX (F04) |
| Corsicana, TX (KCRS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot planned a cross-country flight originating from Fort Worth, Texas, and terminating at Corsicana, Texas, with an intermediate fuel stop at Lake Palestine, Texas. Upon arrival at the airport in Lake Palestine the pilot found that there were no fuel services available. The pilot calculated that it would take 58 minutes to continue the flight to the final destination; and with the cockpit fuel gauge indicating between 5 and 6 gallons of fuel remaining, he departed for Corsicana. The pilot reported that he was four miles from the Corsicana Airport when he realized the fuel gauge was 'very close to empty,' and subsequently, the 'engine just quit.' A forced landing was executed to a field where the airplane's left wing struck tree stumps. Four witnesses who were monitoring the common traffic advisory frequency at the Corsicana Airport reported that the pilot stated that he was 'running out of fuel' and attempting to land.
Probable Cause: The failure of the pilot to refuel the airplane, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor was the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW00LA272
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Apr-2024 18:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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