PARKIN, AR, USA
N71153
LUSCOMBE 8A
THE PILOT DEPARTED PRESIDENTS ISLE, TN WITH ABOUT 1/4 TANK OF FUEL (3.5 GAL) AND PROCEEDED EN ROUTE WITH A PLANNED STOP AT WYNNE, AR FOR FUEL. PRIOR TO REACHING WYNNE, HEAVY RAIN WAS ENCOUNTERED AND A LANDING WAS MADE AT A PRIVATE AIRPORT NEAR PARKIN, AR. THE PILOT LET THE ENGINE RUN FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES WHILE WAITING FOR THE RAIN TO SUBSIDE, THEN FINALLY SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. ABOUT 1 HR LATER, THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM THE PRIVATE STRIP. ABOUT 1/8 MILE FROM THE STRIP, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THERE WAS ABOUT 1 PINT OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE FUEL TANK. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL SPILLAGE OR LEAKS AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE FUEL PICKUP POINT WAS LOCATED ON THE FORWARD 1/3 PORTION OF THE TANK. REPORTEDLY, THE FUEL LEVER IN THE TANK WOULD HAVE BEEN THE PICKUP POINT DURING A CLIMB WITH ONLY 1 PINT OF FUEL REMAINING.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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