ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45448
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| Date: | Sunday 25 August 2002 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: | Puhl Genesis |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N51XT |
| MSN: | 051 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 330 hours |
| Engine model: | Bombardier 914T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Petersburg, WV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mansfield, OH (MFD) |
| Petersburg, WV (W99) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was approaching an airport with its engine running, when the engine suddenly stopped, then ran, and finally stopped again. The airplane glided, and just cleared transmission wires when the nose "dropped," and the airplane descended vertically into a cornfield. There was no evidence of fuel spillage at the scene, and the only fuel found was a small amount in the auxiliary fuel tank. The private pilot/owner of the airplane had recently bought it, and before the accident flight, had not previously not flown it or any other airplanes of the same make.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed after a loss of engine power, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. Factors included the pilot's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion, and the transmission wires in the pilot's glide path.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20020830X01499&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Dec-2017 17:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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