ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 378927
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| Date: | Friday 20 July 1984 |
| Time: | 22:41 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-151 |
| Owner/operator: | Thomas Ryan |
| Registration: | N8732E |
| MSN: | 28-7615155 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2700 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E3D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Creswell, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | San Carlos, CA (KSQL) |
| Eugene, OR (KEUG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT WAS ON A NIGHT VFR FLT FROM SAN CARLOS, CA, TO EUGENE, OR, WHEN THE PLT ASKED APCH CONTROL HOW FOR AWAY THE ARPT WAS. ATC INFORMED THE PLT THAT THE ARPT WAS 16 MILES FURTHER. ABOUT 3 MINUTES LATER, THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTIED. THE PLT SWITCHED TO THE RIGHT TANK AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. HE THEN ASKED FOR VECTORS TO THE NEAREST ARPT. A HEADING OF 050 DEGREES WAS GIVEN TO THE ARPT. THE ACFT HIT SEVERAL TREES ABOUT 4 MILES SHORT OF THE ARPT AND CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE ACFT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA84LA181
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2024 13:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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