ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 187563
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| Date: | Monday 23 May 2016 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Sunrise Aviation Inc |
| Registration: | N952SA |
| MSN: | 15280667 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9300 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Putnam County south of Putnam Hall, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ormond Beach, FL (KOMN) |
| Gainesville, FL (KGNV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
When the private pilot was about 1 hour into a cross-country personal flight, as the airplane was descending to the destination airport, the engine suddenly lost all power. The pilot prepared for an approach to a nearby field and attempted to restart the engine but was unsuccessful. The airplane came to rest upright in swampy terrain and sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and nose section. Examination of the wreckage after recovery revealed that both wing fuel tanks remained intact, and no fuel was observed in either fuel tank or the carburetor. Postaccident examination of the engine did not reveal any evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Examination of the airplane’s flight records, the fueling records, and the operator’s account of the airplane’s flight and fueling history revealed contradictory information that could not be reconciled, so the reason for the lack of fuel could not be determined.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=952SA
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Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-May-2016 00:42 | Geno | Added |
| 24-May-2016 02:06 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source] |
| 24-May-2016 15:37 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 22-Mar-2019 19:08 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 22-Mar-2019 20:00 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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