ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385520
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| Date: | Saturday 28 July 2001 |
| Time: | 18:46 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Sun Quest Inc. |
| Registration: | N67418 |
| MSN: | 15281826 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7304 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pacoima, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bullhead City-Laughlin Bullhead International Airport, AZ (IFP/KIFP) |
| Los Angeles-Whiteman Airport, CA (WHP/KWHP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane lost power while on approach to an airport. The private pilot said that at the time of the loss of engine power the left fuel gauge was still in the mid-range and the right was indicating empty. According to the airplane's tachometer the total flight time was 5.2 hours, while the Hobbs meter placed the total flight time as 5.7 hours. With the 10 gallons the pilot added prior to the return leg of the flight, the entire flight's total usable fuel quantity was 34.5 gallons. The pilot estimated the fuel consumption rate to be 6 or 7 gallons per hour. Using a 34.5-gallon fuel quantity and the 6- or 7-gallon-per-hour fuel consumption rate, the fuel endurance would have equated to 5 hours 45 minutes, or 4 hours 54 minutes, respectively. First responders to the accident site reported finding no evidence of fuel at the accident site.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculations, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power while on approach for landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX01LA263
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Apr-2024 19:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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