ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 82835
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| Date: | Sunday 21 November 2010 |
| Time: | 17:44 |
| Type: | Beechcraft 19A Musketeer Sport III |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6064N |
| MSN: | MB-388 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3624 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Newport Beach, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Calexico, CA (CXL) |
| Santa Ana, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a cross-country flight in dark night visual meteorological conditions, the pilot contacted the air traffic control tower and requested landing instructions/permission. About 5 minutes after the pilot initially contacted the tower controller, he transmitted and confirmed to the controller that the airplane had run out of fuel and that he was going to try to make it to the airport. The pilot was unable to reach the airport and subsequently landed the airplane in an ecological reserve in about 3 feet of water; the airplane came to rest inverted. A postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. While several ounces of fuel were found in the carburetor bowl, no fuel was found in the main fuel line to the carburetor or in the wing fuel tanks, which contained ounces of water.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Nov-2010 04:56 | slowkid | Added |
| 22-Nov-2010 05:29 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Damage] |
| 22-Nov-2010 16:24 | bizjets101 | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Nov-2010 02:22 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jul-2012 11:00 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Nov-2017 18:38 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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