# Accident 20040604017599A: Tcrafk DC65TCRAFT, Savannah, TN, June 4, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2004, 15:00 local time
- Place: Savannah, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4583° N, 88.2167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4583&lon=-88.2167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39190, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39190) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft DC-65 (registry code 8850402, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-dc-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFK DC65TCRAFT
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 169 total, 11 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040604017599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 4, 2004, AIRCRAFT N39190 CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 8 LAND MILES FROM THE HARDIN COUNTY AIRPORT IN SAVANNAH, TN. THE PILOT TOLD THE MEDICAL PERSONNEL WHO RESPONDED TO THE SCENE THAT HE HAD RUN OUT OF GAS. ASI'S LATER RECEIVED A WRITTEN STATEMENT TO THAT EFFECT FROM THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN THAT RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT. WHEN FAA ASI'S ARRIVED AT THE SCENE, THEY EACH INDEPENDENTLY PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANKS, WHICH WERE COMPLETELY DRY. ON JUNE 9, 2004, FAA ASI'S WITNESSED AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE PERFORMED BY A LOCAL AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT MECHANIC HIRED BY THE NTSB. THE MECHANIC CHECKED THE ENGINE COMPRESSION, WHICH WAS NORMAL. HE ALSO PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE SPARK PLUGS, WHICH LOOKED GOOD. WITH THE PROPELLER REMOVED, THE CRANKSHAFT ROTATED NORMALLY BY HAND. THE LEFT MAGNETO IMPULSE PRODUCED A SPARK, AND THE OTHER MAGNETO HAD NO ROTATIONAL DAMAGE. THE GASOLATER BOWL WAS CLEAR GLASS AND HELD APPROXIMATELY 1-2 OUNCES OF FUEL. THE FUEL HOSE TO THE CARBURETOR HAD NO FUEL IN IT. THE CARBURETOR WAS BROKEN AT THE ENGINE MOUNT STUDS. THE CARBURETOR BOWL CONTAINED VERY LITTLE FUEL; NO MORE THAN 1 OUNCE.

## 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 ATL04CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA125), Jun 4, 2004: Taylorcraft DC-65 (N39190), Savannah, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning of fuel required for the flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, and the subsequent loss of engine power.

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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