ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 132158
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 January 1992 |
| Time: | 20:40 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | King Aviation Services |
| Registration: | N8379N |
| MSN: | 28-8116213 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3663 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D3G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | East Taunton, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING AN APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED ON RUNWAY 12, BUT THE AIRPLANE CLIPPED TREES, HIT A HOUSE AND COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN/WATER SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO AIRPORT FUELING RECORDS AND THE HOBBS METER READING, THE AIRPLANE HAD FLOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY 5.2 HOURS SINCE IT LAST RECEIVED FUEL. AN ON SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THERE WAS NO RESIDUAL FUEL IN THE CARBURETOR, AND APPROXIMATELY ONE PINT OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL TANKS.
Probable Cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE DUAL STUDENT AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI), WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB BFO92LA026
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 11-Apr-2024 09:15 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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