ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73431
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 May 1975 |
| Time: | 11:39 |
| Type: |  Riley Turbo-Exec 400 (Dove) |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N1536V |
| MSN: | 04355 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | off Chicago, IL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Schaumburg - Merrill C. Meigs, IL |
| Chicago, IL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ditched into Lake Michigan shortly after take off due to fuel exhaustion.
- Probable Cause :
"Complete failure of both engines due to fuel exhaustion. The following contributing factors were reported:
- Inadequate preflight preparation,
- Mismanagement of fuel,
- Fuel exhaustion,
- Failure of both engines,
- Improper operations of flight controls,
- Fuel drained total less than two gallons from each wing,
- Right wing hit first and aircraft cartwheeled."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=48538&key=0
https://www.flickr.com/photos/33932332@N07/4347660362/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2010 03:12 | TB | Added |
| 12-Mar-2010 03:21 | TB | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 24-Sep-2012 08:55 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2019 17:47 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative] |
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