ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199039
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| Date: | Thursday 30 April 2015 |
| Time: | 19:47 |
| Type: |  Cessna 140 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2514N |
| MSN: | 12771 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Crescent Lake, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Medford, OR (MFR) |
| Sisters, OR (6K5) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a cross-country flight, at a cruise altitude of about 7,500 ft mean sea level (msl), the airline transport pilot reported that the engine experienced a total loss of power after he allowed the left wing fuel tank to run empty. He switched fuel tanks but was unable to restart the engine. The pilot realized that the airplane was not within gliding distance of the nearest airport and decided to conduct a forced landing on a nearby road. During the landing roll, the airplane struck several trees and sustained substantial damage.
Postaccident examination of the airplane established continuity of the fuel system with no anomalies observed. The left wing fuel tank was empty, and the right wing fuel tank was nearly full. A test run of the engine was conducted using the fuel from the right tank. The engine operated normally with no anomalies observed, and the reason for the pilot’s inability to restart the engine following the loss of power could not be determined.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inability to restart the engine for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine and fuel system revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Aug-2017 16:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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