ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164661
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 February 2014 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Bellanca 17-30A Super Viking 300A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9741E |
| MSN: | 78-30860 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1880 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO 520 K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dirt road near Santa Rosa, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Edgewood, NM (1N1) |
| Plainview, TX (PVW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was cruising at 8,500 feet when the engine experienced a partial loss of power. The pilot switched the fuel selector from the auxiliary tank to the left main fuel tank. During the transition, the engine experienced another loss of power. The pilot was unable to restore the power so he shut down the engine and made a forced landing on a road. During the landing roll, the airplane veered off the right side of the road and struck a post, which resulted in substantial damage to both wings. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation and that he exhausted the entire fuel supply in the auxiliary fuel tank. An examination of the wreckage by the responding Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the auxiliary tank did not contain any fuel. The right and left fuel tanks contained 4.5 and 20 gallons respectively. It is likely that the loss of engine power was a result of the brief fuel starvation during the transition from the empty auxiliary tank.
Probable Cause: The pilot's mismanagement of the available fuel supply which resulted in a loss of engine power and subsequent emergency landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N9741E
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2014 03:21 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 13:33 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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