ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178639
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| Date: | Friday 14 August 2015 |
| Time: | 07:00 |
| Type: |  Stinson SR-9B Reliant |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N17154 |
| MSN: | 5115 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1937 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming R680-13 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Brown Field Municipal Airport (KSDM), San Diego, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | San Diego, CA (SDM) |
| San Diego, CA (SDM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot stated that, after about 30 minutes airborne on the local flight, the engine experienced a partial loss of power and the airplane began to lose altitude. The pilot switched the fuel selector to the other fuel tank and made a forced landing onto a highway. After touching down on the highway, the engine regained power and the pilot departed again; but shortly thereafter, the engine experienced a total loss of power. During the subsequent off-airport landing in a field, the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted.
The pilot initially reported that he departed with about 20 gallons of fuel on board but was unsure of the exact quantity. He later stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane, and that the loss of power was likely the result of fuel starvation or exhaustion. During postaccident examination, there was no odor of fuel present around the wreckage and no evidence of fuel in the wing tanks or the fuel lines.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot’s failure to verify the fuel quantity before the flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=17154
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Aug-2015 16:23 | Geno | Added |
| 14-Aug-2015 17:05 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2015 22:17 | Geno | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2015 22:20 | Geno | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 19-Aug-2017 13:53 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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