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| Date: | Saturday 13 June 1992 |
| Time: | 15:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-12 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7979H |
| MSN: | 12-864 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bradenton, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Sarasota, FL (KSRQ) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER DURING A GO-AROUND FROM A BANNER DROP. DURING A SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD. A POST-CRASH EXAM REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT HAD ONLY 1 GALLON OF FUEL REMAINING. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OF THE ENGINE WAS FOUND. AFTER RECOVERY OF THE AIRCRAFT, A FUEL SOURCE WAS SUPPLIED, AND THE ENGINE STARTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA92LA138
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 17:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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