ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 75514
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 July 2010 |
| Time: | 22:42 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172F Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Low Flying Angels, Inc. |
| Registration: | N8793U |
| MSN: | 17252698 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6844 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bisbee Drive, Sloughhouse, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hanford, CA (KHJO) |
| Sacramento, CA (KMHR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that when he was about 7 miles from his intended destination the engine began to run rough and lost all power about one minute later. He unsuccessfully attempted to restart the engine multiple times. The pilot decided to try to land at a closer airport but realized he would not be able to make it to that airport, either, so he elected to land in an open field. During landing the airplane bounced and the right wing collided with a tree, which spun the airplane around. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. Local fire department first responders reported that when they arrived on scene there were no fuel leaks and there was no odor of fuel present on-scene. They attempted to drain fuel from the sump but no fuel came out. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector examined the airplane and reported that there was no fuel at the selector valve or in the wing tanks. The pilot stated that "... adding additional fuel in excess of [the] perceived minimum fuel level would likely have avoided [the] power loss...."
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power in flight due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel planning.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2010 05:12 | slowkid | Added |
| 08-Jul-2010 14:35 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Nov-2017 18:01 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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