Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
the pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power in both engines, due to an inadequate supply of fuel.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Historical)
Analysis
On June 15, 1996, at 1140 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 411, N3203R, collided with all vegetation while maneuvering for an emergency landing to runway 09 at the Richard B. Russell Airport in Rome, Georgia. The parachute drop flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91, with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane was substantially damaged, and the pilot was not injured. The flight departed Rome, Georgia, at 1119.
According to the pilot, a normal parachute drop was made from 13,000 feet, afterward, he initiated a descent. As the airplane descended to 2300 feet, both engines quit. After several failed attempts to restart both engines, the pilot attempted an emergency landing to runway 09 at Rome. The airplane collided with tall vegetation and the airport perimeter fence while maneuvering for the emergency landing.
An examination of the airplane failed to disclose a mechanical problem. There was no fuel recovered from the fuel system during the wreckage examination (see attached Inspector's Statement).
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# ATL96LA092