ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385992
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 April 2001 |
| Time: | 16:25 LT |
| Type: |  Steen Aero Lab Skybolt I |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N14DE |
| MSN: | 01 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 380 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Germantown, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Collierville, TN (54M) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, as a result of his preflight walk-around inspection, he felt confident that he had at least 12 gallons of fuel on board. Since his planned flight was for about 20 minutes, and knowing fuel burn is about 8.5 gallons an hour, he felt he had adequate fuel aboard. Actually, the fuel aboard was about 4 gallons, and 10 minutes into the flight, the engine quit while he was overhead a residential area of Germantown at 1500 feet msl. He reasoned that his only alternative was a forced landing to a residential street, and during the landing, the aircraft sequentially collided with an automobile rear window with the landing gear, a utility pole and mailbox with the wings, and a street sign with the horizontal stabilizer. Postcrash examination by FAA inspectors and the pilot revealed no evidence of fuel aboard.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to conduct proper preflight planning and preparation, resulting in fuel exhaustion during cruise flight, and the subsequent emergency descent and forced landing to a residential street colliding with a vehicle, utility pole, mail box, and street sign.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA01LA128
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2024 10:02 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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