ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178465
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| Date: | Sunday 9 August 2015 |
| Time: | 09:25 |
| Type: |  Cessna 421B Golden Eagle |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N726JB |
| MSN: | 421B0020 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Engine model: | Continental GTSIO-520-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Clovis Municipal Airport (KCVN), Clovis, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Melrose, NM (PVT) |
| Clovis, NM (CVN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot reported that he was approaching the airport for landing in the multi-engine airplane when both engines began to surge. The pilot attempted to switch to the auxiliary fuel tanks, but inadvertently switched the left engine fuel selector to the off position. The left engine subsequently experienced a total loss of engine power. On final approach for landing, the airplane impacted terrain and was subsequently consumed by a postimpact fire; the fuel onboard the airplane at the time of the accident could not be determined. An examination of the airplane's engines and systems revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper management of fuel to the left engine during approach for landing, which resulted in a total loss of left engine power due to fuel starvation, and his subsequent failure to maintain control during the final landing approach, which resulted in collision with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=726JB
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/29032-ce50e4e283720eb332093b560b65d945e6dee39a/aircraft/N726JB/sort/votes/page/1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Aug-2015 00:50 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 24-Mar-2018 18:40 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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