ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369318
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| Date: | Friday 13 January 1989 |
| Time: | 21:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2361K |
| MSN: | 38-79A0591 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1542 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Albany, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gaithersburg, MD (GAI |
| Albany, NY (KALB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND TERRAIN, NEAR THE LAKESHORE VILLAGE APARTMENTS IN ALBANY, NY. THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED, HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT SAID HE RAN OUT OF GAS BUT WAS AT A LOSS AS TO WHY, AFTER ONLY 4 HOURS OF FLIGHT.
Probable Cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION RESULTING FROM THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE IN-FLIGHT PLANNING AND MISJUDGED FUEL CONSUMPTION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC89LA065
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 August 1982 | N2361K | Rensselaer Aviation | 0 | Poestenkill, NY | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 13:08 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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