Accident Aeronca 65-CA N36831, Sunday 7 July 1991

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Date:	Sunday 7 July 1991
Time:	13:00 LT
Type:	Aeronca 65-CA
Owner/operator:	Richard Peterson
Registration:	N36831
MSN:	17671
Engine model:	Continental C-85-12F
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	West Jordan, UT - United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Morgan, UT (42U)
Destination airport:	Tooele, UT (UT29)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT A LOW ALTITUDE THE PILOT EXHAUSTED ONE FUEL TANK AND SWITCHED TO ANOTHER TANK. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART PRIOR TO MAKING A FORCED LANDING WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FROM A COLLISION WITH THE GROUND DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S DELAYED SWITCHING OF THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR, THE ENGINE FAILURE FROM FUEL STARVATION AND THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.

Accident investigation: