ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180254
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 October 2015 |
| Time: | 14:20 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee |
| Owner/operator: | Tomorrows Aeronautical Museum |
| Registration: | N7506W |
| MSN: | 28-1418 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1759 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O&VO-360 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Compton/Woodley Airport (KCPM), Compton, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Compton, CA (CPM) |
| Compton, CA (CPM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was conducting a local personal flight. The student reported that, during climb to cruise, the engine experienced a total loss of power about 400 ft above ground level. The pilot attempted to troubleshoot the loss of power; however, he was unsuccessful and then initiated a forced landing. During the landing roll, the airplane struck a fence.
Based on fuel receipts, information provided by another pilot about the airplane’s use after its refueling, and fuel performance calculations, it was determined that the airplane likely contained about 21 gallons of fuel before the accident flight; however, the fuel quantity in each tank at the time of the loss of engine power could not be determined because the fuel tanks were breached during the accident sequence. A postaccident examination of the engine and the airframe revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident engine examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2015 16:41 | Geno | Added |
| 16-Oct-2015 00:18 | Geno | Updated [Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 15:29 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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