Ryan NAVION N4575K

Summary

On 7 August 1988 at about 21:00 local time, a Ryan NAVION registered N4575K was involved in an accident near Cumming, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 August 1988 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Cumming, Georgia, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Ryan NAVION

Registration

N4575K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Toccoa → Woodstock

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL88LA229

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT HAD MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO ENROUTE WEATHER. AFTER CONDITIONS HAD IMPROVED HE OBTAINED A WEATHER BRIEFING FOR HIS INTENDED DESTINATION. HE WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE TSTMS IN THE AREA BUT THAT CONDITIONS WERE VFR. AFTER DEPARTURE FROM THE ENROUTE STOP, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TRANSFER FUEL FROM AN AUX TANK. HE TURNED THE PUMP ON BUT DID NOT OPEN THE TRANSFER VALVE. WHEN HE ARRIVED OVER HIS DESTINATION, THERE WAS HEAVY RAIN OVER THE AIRPORT. HE ELECTED TO DIVERT TO AN ALTERNATE. ON THE WAY TO THE ALTERNATE, THE ENGINE LOST POWER FROM FUEL STARVATION AND A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN LAKE LANIER. THERE WERE 20 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE AUX TANK AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.