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| Date: | Wednesday 30 March 1994 |
| Time: | 17:54 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4646B |
| MSN: | 31544 |
| Engine model: | Continental 470J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Austin, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Tucumcari, NM (KTCC) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
FOLLOWING THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER THE PILOT SWITCHED FUEL SELECTORS FROM THE BOTH POSITION TO THE LEFT TANK AND ATTEMPTED AN ENGINE RESTART. DURING THE FORCED LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWER LINE AND DESCENDED OUT OF CONTROL TO GROUND IMPACTED .25 MILES SHORT OF THE THRESHOLD. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT TANK CONTAINED 2.5 GALLONS OF FUEL AND THE LEFT TANK 6.5 GALLONS OF FUEL. TWO AND ONE HALF GALLONS IN EACH TANK IS UNUSABLE.
Probable Cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. FACTORS WERE THE WIRE STRIKE AND LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW94LA112
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 09:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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