Plane Crash List

Piper PA-22-150 N6849B

5 March 2012 · East Troy, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 5 March 2012 at about 20:30 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N6849B was involved in an accident near East Troy, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. 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 20:30
Classification
Accident
Location
East Troy, Wisconsin, United States
Coordinates
42.7806, -88.3907
Aircraft
Piper PA-22-150
Registration
N6849B
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Ephraim → Burlington
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CEN12LA182

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was en route to his destination airport after having made an intermediary stop at another airport when the engine experienced a total loss of engine power, and the pilot performed a forced landing. Examination of the airplane revealed that there was no usable fuel present and there were no fuel system leaks.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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