Loranger EMERAUDE CP301A N29GL
21 October 2003 · Brookville, Ohio, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 October 2003 at about 13:30 local time, a Loranger EMERAUDE CP301A registered N29GL was involved in an accident near Brookville, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Brookville, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Brookville Airport (I62)
- Coordinates
- 39.8625, -84.4331
- Aircraft
- Loranger EMERAUDE CP301A
- Registration
- N29GL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Brookville → Greenville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC04LA013
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper decision to operate an airplane with insufficient fuel for the flight, his improper decision to return to the airport with inadequate altitude remaining, and his failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A factor related to the accident was the inaccuracy of the fuel gauge.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was delivering the airplane because it had been sold to another individual. Witnesses observed the airplane depart, and as the airplane climbed to 300 feet, the engine suddenly quit. The airplane then made a left hand turn, and descended rapidly out view. The airplane came to rest in a field upright, about 1/4-mile from the airport. Examination of the wreckage after the accident revealed that the fuel gauge needle in the cockpit was observed stuck between the 1/4-1/2 position. About one teaspoon of fuel was observed in the carburetor bowl, and no fuel was observed in either the fuel tank or fuel lines. Examination of the engine and its maintenance logs did not reveal any abnormalities. The last fueling record obtained from the fixed based operator at I62 for the accident airplane was dated on July 30, 2003, when the airplane was fueled with 15 gallons of 100LL aviation gasoline. An approximate 500-foot-long cornfield was located at the departure end of runway 27.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 4 May 2003 | Cessna 182F | Washington Cour, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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