# Accident 19960801020529A: Yaklev YAK3M, Fond Du Lac, WI, August 1, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1996, 16:10 local time
- Place: Fond Du Lac, WI
- Airport: Fond Du Lac County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7708° N, 88.4399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7708&lon=-88.4399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33UA-2008-12-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Garrie John YAK-3UA (registry code 05625X3, https://openairdocs.org/model/garrie-john-yak-3ua) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: YAKLEV YAK3M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960801020529A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD. (.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ORIGINALLY PLANNED A DIRECT FLIGHT AT 11,500 FEET, BUT HAD TO DESCEND TO 1,500 FEET TO AVOID WEATHER FOR 10 TO 15 MINUTES, THEN HE CLIMBED BACK TO 11,500 FEET. HE SAID THIS ACCOUNTED FOR HIS ARRIVAL IN THE VICINITY OF THE DESTINATION AIRPORT WITH A LOW FUEL LEVEL. WHEN HE CONTACTED THE CONTROL TOWER AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, HE DECLARED 'MINIMUM FUEL' BUT DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.  THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 20 OTHER AIRPLANES ON THE FREQUENCY.  THE PILOT WAS CLEARED STRAIGHT-IN TO THE LANDING RUNWAY; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE LOST POWER, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDED ABOUT THREE-QUARTERS OF A MILE SHORT OF THE INTENDED RUNWAY.  THE PILOT SAID THAT IN ORDER TO AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT DURING THE APPROACH, HE SLOWED HIS AIRPLANE BY LOWERING THE FLAPS, WHICH HE SAID PREVENTED HIM FROM REACHING THE RUNWAY.  DURING A SUBSEQUENT POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE, NO MECHANICAL ANOMALY WAS FOUND.               (-23) ON 08/01/96 AT APPROXIMATELY 1610 HOURS AIRCRAFT CRASH LANDED IN SOYBEAN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 3/4 MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY 36 AT FDL. INVESTIGATION REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED O FUEL IN EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT FUEL TANKS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI96LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA267), Aug 1, 1996: Yakovlev YAK-3UA (N33UA), Fond Du Lac, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations, and his inadequate in-flight planning and decision making. The pilot's failure to declare an emergency fuel condition (inadequate communication)…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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