ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238526
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 July 2020 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing-Stearman N2S-3 |
| Owner/operator: | Aerial Ads Inc |
| Registration: | N2158P |
| MSN: | 75-6861 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jacksonville, Pulaski County, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Jacksonville, AR (79AR) |
| Jacksonville, AR (79AR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, the accident flight was the second flight of the day towing banners in his bi-plane. On the return leg, the engine lost all power and the pilot landed along a pipeline and impacted a post, which resulted in substantial damage to the upper and lower right wing. The pilot informed a Federal Aviation Administration inspector that he may have run out of gas. The inspector drained about 1 quart of fuel from the gascolator and "less than a tablespoon" from the sump drains. There was no evidence of fuel in the fuel tanks. The tanks were not breached and the fuel lines appeared to be intact with no evidence of fuel leaks.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to adequately monitor his fuel quantity during flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN20CA303
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 November 1988 | N2158P | Aerial Ads Inc. | 0 | Benton, AR | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jul-2020 16:41 | Geno | Added |
| 23-Jul-2020 17:46 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jul-2020 14:30 | RobertMB | Updated [Nature] |
| 08-Jul-2022 05:27 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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