ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65929
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 June 2009 |
| Time: | 10:57 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee 180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7795N |
| MSN: | 28-5244 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4729 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O&VO-360 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Field near Sheldon, Iowa -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fort Atkinson, WI (61C) |
| Winner, SD | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Prior to the flight, the airplane was refueled with 12 gallons of fuel; however, the total fuel on board at the time of departure could not be determined. During the 3-hour cross-country flight, the airplane overflew several airports that had fuel services available. Witnesses, located near the accident site, observed the airplane flying low and heard the engine lose power, restart, and lose power again. The pilot executed a forced landing to a corn field, the airplane impacted a ditch, and was substantially damaged. No evidence of usable fuel was found in the airplane fuel tanks, or at the accident site. Examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operations.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's improper fuel planning and failure to refuel.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jun-2009 21:40 | Digitalis | Added |
| 23-Jun-2009 21:41 | harro | Updated |
| 24-Jun-2009 00:15 | slowkid | Updated |
| 24-Jun-2009 09:23 | harro | Updated |
| 02-Nov-2009 23:15 | robbreid | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 02-Dec-2017 15:37 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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