ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 387453
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 August 2000 |
| Time: | 07:15 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | San Joaquin Helicopters |
| Registration: | N6543R |
| MSN: | 362B |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8846 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W 1340 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Olancha, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Delano, CA (KDLO) |
| Lone Pine, CA (O26) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While in the cruise portion of a positioning flight, the engine lost power. During the forced landing on a dirt road, which had shoulders higher than the roadbed, the lower left wing dug into a dirt shoulder and the airplane nosed over. The pilot told the deputy he thought the airplane might be out of fuel. The deputy did not observe fuel leaking on the ground or any wet spots under the inverted airplane. After the airplane was righted during recovery, the Federal Aviation Administration accident coordinator noted 3 gallons of fuel were drained from the fuel system. The operator said this represented the unusable fuel quantity for this airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and fuel consumption calculations, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a loss of engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX00LA304
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2024 09:07 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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