ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140461
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| Date: | Friday 16 December 2011 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9279T |
| MSN: | 38-78A0315 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3847 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Merry Hill, Bertie County, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Plymouth, NC (PMZ) |
| Merry Hill, NC | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was maneuvering at a treetop level toward an open field when the engine stopped producing power. The airplane then descended at a steep angle over the approach end of the field and collided with terrain, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. Examination of the wreckage revealed no evidence of any preimpact mechanical anomaly. The left fuel tank was selected on the fuel selector, and no fuel was found in the left tank. There was no odor of fuel, and no fuel staining present around the tank. The right fuel tank was also empty, but there was some fuel blighting of the vegetation beneath the right fuel cap. The pilot/owner did not hold a pilot certificate.
Probable Cause: Operation of the airplane by a non-certificated pilot. Contributing to the accident was the non-certificated pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed while making a forced landing following a total loss of engine power at low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Also contributing was the pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/BREAKING_NEWS_ALERT_Bertie_County_Plane_Crash_135738628.html
http://fox43tv.com/dpps/news/local/small-plane-crashes-in-bertie-county_4016117
https://pilotonline.com/news/article_7e16ecd9-63e6-511c-ba54-7b7e232457ea.html
http://wcti12.com/news/30014087/detail.html
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20111219X03444&key=1
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=9279T&x=13&y=13
http://www.airport-data.com/images/aircraft/large/000/115/115594.jpg (photo)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2011 02:43 | gerard57 | Added |
| 17-Dec-2011 04:11 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 28-Dec-2011 10:42 | Geno | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 17:38 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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