OPHEIM, MT, USA
N731GL
CESSNA A188B
THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED IN A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PLT SAID THAT SEVERAL WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT HEDISCOVERED THE FUEL CROSSOVER QUICK DRAIN WAS 'FROZEN' SHUT AND WOULD NOT DRAIN. HE REMOVED THE DRAIN TO LUBRICATE IT AND UPON REINSTALLATION HE COULD NOT PROPERLY SAFETY WIRE IT DUE LACK OF ACCESS. HE WIRED IT TO AN ADJACENT SCREW. AFTERTHE ACCIDENT THE SCREW, WIRE AND DRAIN WERE MISSING. HE STATED THAT IT WAS 'POSSIBLE' THAT HE DID NOT RETIGHTEN THE SCREW. THE PLT SAID THE ACFT HAD 21 GALLONS OF FUEL FOR THIS FLT WHICH LASTED 45 MINUTES. THE ACFT, ACCORDING TO THE PLT, BURNS ABOUT 15.5 GALS/HR.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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