ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290232
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| Date: | Monday 7 January 2013 |
| Time: | 14:12 LT |
| Type: |  Bellanca 17-30A |
| Owner/operator: | Ram, Inc. |
| Registration: | N222EG |
| MSN: | 78-30877 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2966 hours |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Continental IO-520-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Antlers, Oklahoma -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | McAlester Airport, OK (MLC/KMLC) |
| Georgetown Municipal Airport, TX (KGTU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane experienced a total loss of engine power about 17 minutes into the cross-country flight. The pilot stated that he performed a forced landing into a small field and that the nose and left main landing gear collapsed during the landing roll. An on-site examination revealed that the left wing fuel tank and fuselage-auxiliary fuel tank were full of fuel but that the right wing fuel tank was empty. The empty right wing fuel tank appeared to be undamaged, and no evidence of a fuel leak was found. The cockpit fuel gauges confirmed the observed fuel load distribution. The fuel tank selector valve was found in the right wing fuel tank position. The lack of usable fuel in the undamaged right wing tank and the fuel tank selector valve's position indicate that the loss of engine power was likely due to fuel starvation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN13LA132
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 06-Oct-2022 12:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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