ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164197
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| Date: | Saturday 22 February 2014 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A45 Mentor |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N666 |
| MSN: | GM-141 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8800 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-13A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hollister Municipal (KCVH), CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hollister, CA (CVH/KCVH) |
| Palo Alto Airport, CA (PAO/KPAO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that, before the accident flight, he conducted a preflight inspection but that he did not verify the fuel level in each fuel tank. During the initial climb, the engine lost power, and the pilot then performed a 180-degree turn toward a field adjacent to the runway. About halfway through the turn, he realized that insufficient altitude existed to complete the turn, and he subsequently initiated a forced landing on a road. The airplane landed hard, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and wings. Wreckage recovery personnel reported that they removed less than 2 gallons of fuel from the left wing fuel tank and more than 10 gallons of fuel from the right wing fuel tank. The fuel selector was found positioned to the left wing fuel tank. Postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. It is likely that the engine lost power due to fuel starvation.
Probable Cause: The total loss of engine power during initial climb due to fuel starvation and the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and improper fuel management.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
ex.USAF/53-4099. Foto: Palo Alto AP, Ca 11mae1996. [A.J. Scholten]
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 January 2024 | N666 | Private | 0 | Palo Alto Airport (PAO/KPAO), CA | |
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Location
Images:
11mar1996.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2014 11:27 | gerard57 | Added |
| 23-Feb-2014 17:03 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
| 23-Feb-2014 20:21 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 24-Feb-2014 04:50 | Geno | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2014 03:25 | Geno | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jun-2016 19:28 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 13:33 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2022 14:29 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Photo] |
| 09-Feb-2022 09:36 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Source] |
| 01-Feb-2024 08:51 | nhofmann54 | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
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