ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199108
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| Date: | Sunday 20 August 2017 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Type: |  Piper J3C-65 Cub Special |
| Owner/operator: | Paramount Air Service |
| Registration: | N46286 |
| MSN: | G-95 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11517 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-290D2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Paramount Airfield, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Green Creek, NJ (JY04) |
| Green Creek, NJ (JYO4) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot stated that he filled the airplane’s fuel tanks the day before the accident; he departed on the banner tow flight with an estimated 4.8 hours of fuel endurance. After about 4 hours of flight, which included 6 full-power climbs with banners, the engine lost total power. During the subsequent forced landing, the pilot switched from the left fuel tank to the right fuel tank and attempted to restart the engine to no avail. The airplane landed in a marsh, which resulted in substantial damage to the airframe and firewall. During postaccident examination of the airplane, about 1 gallon of fuel was recovered from the right fuel tank, while no fuel was recovered from the left fuel tank. It is likely that the pilot exhausted the fuel supply in the left fuel tank, which resulted in the total loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: The pilot's exhaustion of the fuel supply in the selected tank.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N46286
Location
Images:
Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Aug-2017 10:55 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 21-Aug-2017 15:00 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Aug-2017 16:39 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2017 14:51 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location] |
| 15-Apr-2019 14:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 15-Apr-2019 17:05 | harro | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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