ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356014
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Date: | Monday 14 April 1997 |
Time: | 14:15 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-24-260 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N8645P |
MSN: | 24-4088 |
Total airframe hrs: | 4324 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-D4A5 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Sequim, WA -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Bremerton, WA (PWT |
Destination airport: | Port Angeles, WA |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The aircraft lost engine power about 10 minutes after takeoff and subsequently contacted trees in a forced landing attempt onto a road. On-site examination revealed that the aircraft's left wing tanks were empty and its right wing tanks, which had been fueled prior to the last departure, were full. Fuel samples taken from the aircraft and from the fuel tanks at the departure airport showed no visual evidence of contamination or impurities. In a post-accident test, the aircraft's engine started, ran, and responded to throttle changes when supplied with fuel (drained from the accident aircraft's tanks) through the feed line from the tank found selected at the accident site.
Probable Cause: The pilot-in-command's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and loss of engine power. A factor was trees in the forced landing area.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | SEA97LA086 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 6 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB SEA97LA086
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