Accident Cessna 180 N7627A, Friday 18 June 1993

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Date:	Friday 18 June 1993
Time:	18:30 LT
Type:	Cessna 180
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N7627A
MSN:	32524
Year of manufacture:	1956
Total airframe hrs:	5474 hours
Engine model:	Continental O-470
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Merrill Pass, AK - United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Telequana Lake, AK
Destination airport:	Anchorage, AK (LHD)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND STATED HE FELT THE AIRPLANE RAN OUT OF FUEL. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE WRECKAGE SHOWED NO FUEL IN THE TANKS AND NO FUEL ODOR PRESENT.

Probable Cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADEQUATE FUEL CALCULATIONS.

Accident investigation: