# Accident 20060730020309A: Amcnlg AL11, Chicago, IL, July 30, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2006
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7761° N, 87.5056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7761&lon=-87.5056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N848LC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N848LC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Legend AL11 (registry code 060002N, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-legend-al11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMCNLG AL11
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06FA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060730020309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOTS DEPARTED OSHKOSH, WI ENROUTE TO AN AIRPORT SOUTH OF GARY, IN. THE PILOTS ELECTED TO FLY OVER LAKE MICHIGAN APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 5 MILES OFF SHORE. AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH ONBOARD FUEL METERING AND VISIBLE WET LINE FUEL SIGHT GAUGE. FUEL SIGHT GAUGE INDICATED ZERO FUEL BUT METERED FUEL INDICATED 1.3 HOURS REMAINING. PILOTS CONTINUED FLIGHT OVER WATER UNTIL FUEL EXHAUSTION. FUEL CAP ON ONE FUEL TANK WAS MISSING CAUSING EXCESSIVE FUEL LOSS. AIRCRAFT FUEL METERING EQUIPMENT IS A MATHEMATICAL COMPUTATION OF THEORETICAL FUEL BURN ONLY. NO ACTUAL ONBOARD FUEL REMAINING.

## 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 CHI06FA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA224), Jul 30, 2006: American Legend AL11C (N848LC), Chicago, IL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to assure that the fuel cap was securely in place prior to takeoff which resulted in fuel siphoning and untimately fuel exhaustion. An additional cause was the decision to…

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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