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Aviation accident CEN15LA296

SERS · COLONIAL C 1 · 2015-07-05 · Chico, TX, USA

Event

NTSB number
CEN15LA296
Event ID
20150707X13004
Type
Accident
Date
2015-07-05
Location
Chico, TX, USA
Coordinates
33.29, -97.836112

Injuries

Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1

Aircraft

Make
COLONIAL
Model
C 1
Registration
N257B
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the unsnapped fuel bladder, which resulted in an inaccurate fuel quantity indication, and the pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning, during which he relied solely on the fuel gauges to determine the amount of fuel on board.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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