Accident Convair CV-440F SCD N358SA,

ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 324543

Date:	Thursday 4 January 1996
Time:	18:53
Type:	Convair CV-440F SCD
Owner/operator:	Salair
Registration:	N358SA
MSN:	153
Year of manufacture:	1954
Total airframe hrs:	8642 hours
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CB16
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Spokane International Airport, WA (GEG) - United States of America
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:	Phoenix-Deer Valley Airport, AZ (DVT/KDVT)
Destination airport:	Spokane International Airport, WA (GEG/KGEG)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The Convair had taken off from Deer Valley for a ferry flight to Spokane with 1325gal. of fuel. While on an ILS approach to runway 03 with no. 1 engine problems, both engines lost power at 500 feet. A forced landing was made in fields. It was found out that the left wing fuel tank was empty at the time of the crash, and the right wing tank only containing 125 gal.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's improper management of the fuel/system, which resulted in loss of power in both engines, due to fuel starvation. Factors relating to the accident were: false indications of the cockpit fuel gauges, darkness, and the presence of a berm in the emergency landing area."

Accident investigation: