ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42391
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| Date: | Saturday 19 June 1999 |
| Time: | 13:40 |
| Type: |  Canadair F-86E Sabre Mk 6 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N186JC |
| MSN: | 1600 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3907 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | South Jersey Regional Airport (VAY/KVAY), Mount Holly, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | South Jersey Regional Airport, NJ (VAY/KVAY) |
| South Jersey Regional Airport, NJ (VAY/KVAY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On June 19, 1999, about 1340 eastern daylight time, a Canadair F-86E Sabre on an experimental certificate, N186JC, was destroyed when it impacted terrain while conducting a low pass at the South Jersey Regional Airport, Mount Holly, New Jersey. The certificated commercial pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
The pilot performed several passes before attempting a low and slow pass. As the airplane slowed it started to sink. The airplane's pitch attitude increased, and power was applied, followed by a muffled bang. The airplane then rolled right, and impacted the ground in a nose low attitude. The aft fuselage pump, and fuel level transmitter were not examined due to location in the wreckage, and impact damage. Examination of the rest of the airplane revealed no preimpact failures or malfunctions. The pilot had approximately 50 hours in the accident airplane's make and model. The airplane had approximately 1,360 pounds of fuel onboard at engine start. The pilot requested 340 pounds of fuel, but then changed his mind. The airplane burned between 83.3 and 100 pounds of fuel per minute while performing at airshows. According to the Aircraft Operating Instructions, the possibility of fuel starvation existed when there was a failure of the aft fuselage pump or fuel level transmitter, and the airplane was in a climb attitude with less than 500 pounds of fuel. The pilot would not have any cockpit indications of a failure of the aft fuselage pump or the fuel level transmitter.
Probable Cause: A failure in the fuel transfer system which resulted in fuel starvation and subsequent loss of engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X19084&key=1
Images:
Photos: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 14-Dec-2017 08:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Oct-2022 05:09 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Category, Accident report, Photo] |
| 13-Oct-2022 05:10 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo] |
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