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FAA accident report · Amrgen AG5B · Tulsa, OK · June 14, 1996

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Date
June 14, 1996 · 23:45 local
Place
Tulsa, OK
Airport
Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N115JE
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW96LA249
Reported as
Amrgen AG5B
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
817 total33 in this make and model148 in the last 90 days
N115JERegistered now · American General Acft AG5BS/N 10154 · Built 1993Airframe modelAmerican General Acft AG5BEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Ran out of fuel on night approach. Landed city park. Struck chain link fence. Failed refuel at en route stop. (-23) on June 14, 1996 at 16:30 MDT, an AG-5B aircraft, N115JE, began an IFR flight from sterling, co (stk) to r.l. Jones airport (rvs), Tulsa, OK. With an ultimate destination of boca riton, Florida. The pilot diverted to hill city, Kansas due to weather and continued the IFR flight to Tulsa, OK after a 1 1/2 hour weather delay in hill city. While circling for landing, two miles north of rvs airport, the engine on the aircraft stopped running. Te pilot switched fuel tanks, got a three second resumption of power and the engine stopped again. The pilot made the emergency landing into an open area, but hit obstructions including a chain link fence which caused substantial damage to the aircraft. The pilot and only occupant of the aircraft sustained no injuries. Inspection of the aircraft after recovery from the crash site indicated the right tank contained no visible fuel, which was the tank the fuel selector was on. The left tank had a small amount of visible fuel, estimated to be no more than two gallons.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON NIGHT APPROACH. LANDED CITY PARK. STRUCK CHAIN LINK FENCE. FAILED REFUEL AT EN ROUTE STOP. (-23) ON JUNE 14, 1996 AT 16:30 MDT, AN AG-5B AIRCRAFT, N115JE, BEGAN AN IFR FLIGHT FROM STERLING, CO (STK) TO R.L. JONES AIRPORT (RVS), TULSA, OK. WITH AN ULTIMATE DESTINATION OF BOCA RITON, FLORIDA. THE PILOT DIVERTED TO HILL CITY, KANSAS DUE TO WEATHER AND CONTINUED THE IFR FLIGHT TO TULSA, OK AFTER A 1 1/2 HOUR WEATHER DELAY IN HILL CITY. WHILE CIRCLING FOR LANDING, TWO MILES NORTH OF RVS AIRPORT, THE ENGINE ON THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED RUNNING. TE PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS, GOT A THREE SECOND RESUMPTION OF POWER AND THE ENGINE STOPPED AGAIN. THE PILOT MADE THE EMERGENCY LANDING INTO AN OPEN AREA, BUT HIT OBSTRUCTIONS INCLUDING A CHAIN LINK FENCE WHICH CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT AND ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER RECOVERY FROM THE CRASH SITE INDICATED THE RIGHT TANK CONTAINED NO VISIBLE FUEL, WHICH WAS THE TANK THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON. THE LEFT TANK HAD A SMALL AMOUNT OF VISIBLE FUEL, ESTIMATED TO BE NO MORE THAN TWO GALLONS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW96LA249Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTulsa, OKthe pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power, due to an inadequate supply of fuel. Darkness was a related factor.Jun 15, 1996 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N115JE · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20130601008099ITakeoff: Climb Out · Holladay, UTWhile on climbout over Holladay, UT (approx. 10 se of slc airport) at 8,000 feet mean sea lever and flying to parleys canyon, the pilot struck a pelican on the inboard left wing and tail. Pictures appear to show only skin damage to surfaces.Jun 1, 2013 · Minor damage