ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139221
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 October 2011 |
| Time: | 18:48 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182A Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Skydive Airtight |
| Registration: | N6171B |
| MSN: | 34171 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3988 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Walmart, Skiatook, Osage County, OK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | Skiatook, OK (2F6) |
| Skiatook, OK (2F6) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he was descending to land after his final flight of the day. The airplane was about 1,500 to 1,700 feet above ground level and about 1.25 miles from the airport when the engine lost total power. The pilot made an emergency landing to an open field, and the airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that the fuel gauges were unreliable, that he had incorrectly estimated the fuel quantity remaining, and that the loss of engine power was due to him running out of fuel. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed 1 to 2 gallons of fuel remaining in each fuel tank.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot’s improper fuel management.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://www.news9.com/story/15683916/no-one-hurt-in-skiatook-plane-crash
https://newsok.com/article/3612865/plane-crashes-behind-skiatook-walmart?custom_click=headlines_widget
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=6171B&x=19&y=8
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20111012_11_0_SITOml384427&rss_lnk=1]
http://ktul.com/story/15681492/pilot-uninjured-in-plane-crash-near-skiatook
http://www.airport-data.com/images/aircraft/large/000/122/122558.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 July 1989 | N6171B | Henry Potoczak | 0 | Lancaster, NY | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2011 08:04 | RobertMB | Added |
| 14-Nov-2011 20:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 17:21 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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