ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41361
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| Date: | Thursday 6 June 1991 |
| Time: | 07:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna U206F |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N713OX |
| MSN: | U20602721 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Muskegon, MI -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Augusta, KS (3AU) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE WAS FOUND IN A WOODED AREA EARLY IN THE MORNING. TWO DECEASED FOREIGN NATIONALS WERE IN THE WRECKAGE. BOTH PERSONS WERE CERTIFICATED BY THEIR GOVERNMENT AS PILOTS. ONE OF THE PERSONS WAS CERTIFICATED IN THE U.S. AS A COMMERCIAL PILOT. DOCUMENTS FOUND ABOARD THE AIRPLANE SHOW THE AIRPLANE WAS SOLD BY THE OPERATOR TO THE PILOT PASSENGER. AN EXPORT CERTIFICATE OF AIRWORTHINESS WAS IN THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE STARTED ITS FERRY FLIGHT OUT OF THE COUNTRY THE EVENING BEFORE IT WAS FOUND WHEN FOUND THE FUEL TANKS IN BOTH WINGS WERE BROKEN OPEN. THERE WAS WILTED AND DISCOLORED VEGETATION UNDER THE RIGHT WING ONLY. THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR SWITCH WAS POSITIONED TO DRAW FUEL FROM THE RIGHT WING. THE SWITCH FOR THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP WAS SELECTED TO THE OFF POSITION. CAUSE: INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION BY THE PILOT AFTER EXHAUSTING ALL THE FUEL FROM A SELECTED FUEL TANK. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT ARE THE PILOTS INADEQUATE TRANSITION AND UPGRADE TRAINING AND A LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE.
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001212X17210
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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