ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165819
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| Date: | Sunday 27 April 2014 |
| Time: | 13:25 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A36 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Dakota N8465s Llc |
| Registration: | N3078Y |
| MSN: | E-2386 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1987 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2692 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Road 406 and County Road 5, Wann, NW of Nowata, Oklahoma -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Washington, KS (K38) |
| Claremore, OK (KGCM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane departed on the accident flight, and after flying 1 hour 18 minutes using fuel from the left tank, the pilot switched fuel tanks, and the engine lost power. (A passenger reported that there was a strong headwind, so the pilot was diverting for fuel.) Attempts to restore power were unsuccessful. During the ensuing forced landing, the airplane's right wing collided with a tree before the airplane impacted terrain.
The pilot said that, before departure on the accident flight, he had 20 gallons of fuel in each wing fuel tank. However, postaccident examination revealed no fuel in the uncompromised left wing fuel tank. The right wing fuel tank had been compromised, but there were no fuel stains on the ground and there was no odor of fuel in the immediate area. Later, the engine was functionally tested and operated satisfactorily at all power settings. Thus, the airplane likely departed with minimal fuel available in the right wing fuel tank; when the pilot selected the right tank during cruise flight, the engine likely lost power due to fuel exhaustion.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and planning and inflight fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent forced landing in an area of unsuitable terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: 2. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?nNumberTxt=3078Y
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Apr-2014 19:39 | gerard57 | Added |
| 27-Apr-2014 19:41 | Anon. | Updated [Date] |
| 05-Jun-2014 18:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 14:01 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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