ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 217254
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| Date: | Friday 23 July 1993 |
| Time: | 06:56 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Kansas Air Center |
| Registration: | N733XS |
| MSN: | 17268636 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5649 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A4A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Long Grove, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Manhattan, KS (MHK) |
| Wheeling, IL (PWK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A COMPUTER FLIGHT PLANNING PROGRAM PRINTOUT FOUND IN THE WRECKAGE SHOWED AN ESTIMATED 3.5 HRS EN ROUTE, WITH A 4.7 HR TOTAL RANGE. THE PILOTS DEVIATED FROM THE PLANNED DUE TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN THE AREA. AFTER 3 HRS 51 MIN OF FLIGHT, APPROX 7 MI FROM THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES DURING THE FORCED LANDING, AND CAME TO REST INVERTED IN A CORN FIELD. POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF USEABLE FUEL IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. THE AIRPLANE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A 180 HP ENGINE (ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WAS A 160 HP ENGINE) IN ACCORDANCE WITH STC SA703GL. THE STC DOCUMENTATION INDICATED THERE WAS 'NO CHANGE' TO THE PERFORMANCE SECTION OF THE AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL. THE COMPUTER PROGRAM FUEL CONSUMPTION PERTAINED TO THE 160 HP ENGINE, AND SHOWED A FUEL CONSUMPTION OF 8.8 GPH. THE POH FOR A CESSNA 172Q (180 HP ENGINE) INDICATES THAT A FUEL CONSUMPTION RATE OF 10.0 GPH WAS MORE REALISTIC.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. RELATED FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: INADEQUATE CERTIFICATION/APPROVAL OF THE STC BY THE FAA, INADEQUATE PERFORMANCE DATA, AND UNAVAILABLE FUEL CONSUMPTION INFORMATION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001211X12825&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Nov-2018 08:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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