ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234960
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| Date: | Friday 10 April 2020 |
| Time: | 17:44 LT |
| Type: |  Pitts S-2B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N487J |
| MSN: | 5127 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1987 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming AEIO-540-D4A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Flying Oaks Airport (2TE2), Lakeside, Fort Worth, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Forth Worth, TX |
| Cleburne Regional Airport, TX (KCPT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, during his preflight inspection, he determined that the fuel tank was about 1/2 full (12 gallons). After the airplane departed the airport and reached about 1,300 ft above ground level, the engine lost all power. The pilot turned back to the airport and chose a field for a forced landing. The airplane landed hard, the landing gear collapsed, and the airplane then flipped over and came to rest upside down, which resulted in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and rudder. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the fuel tank contained about 1 gallon of fuel. Following the accident, the pilot stated that he realized he had misread the fuel gauge and that there were only about 3 gallons of fuel onboard at takeoff. Based on this information, it is likely the loss of engine power was due to fuel exhaustion.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the fuel level, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN20CA146
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 August 2007 | N487J | Private | 0 | Springfield, Tennessee | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2020 05:36 | Geno | Added |
| 13-Apr-2020 13:52 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Apr-2020 14:31 | RobertMB | Updated [Nature, Source] |
| 20-Apr-2020 13:59 | The2ndBaron | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 22-Apr-2020 08:58 | Pilot96 | Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
| 06-May-2020 07:47 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2021 14:41 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 26-Mar-2021 15:17 | harro | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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