ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 132149
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 December 1993 |
| Time: | 21:27 LT |
| Type: |  Mooney M20E |
| Owner/operator: | Rudy E. Meyers |
| Registration: | N1249X |
| MSN: | 122 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3061 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chesterfield, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dallas, TX (KRBD) |
| Bloomington, IL (KBMI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT HAD PLANNED A FLIGHT FROM DALLAS, TX, TO WHEELING, IL, WITH AN INTENDED FUEL STOP IN BLOOMINGTON, IL. WHEN REACHING THE ST. LOUIS, MO, AREA, THE PILOT REQUESTED TO LAND AT A NEARBY AIRPORT. A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WAS EXPERIENCED WHEN 2 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED TREES AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF RESIDUAL FUEL ON THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT REPORTED KNOWING THAT THE FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE FOR THE RIGHT TANK WAS UNRELIABLE AND THAT THE LEFT TANK GAUGE INDICATED OVER ONE HALF TANK WHEN THE LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to assure an adequate fuel supply for the planned flight. Factors associated with the accident were the trees, unreliable fuel gauges and the pilot's decision to operate the airplane with the known unreliable fuel gauges.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI94LA058
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Apr-2024 09:39 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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