ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13533
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| Date: | Saturday 17 December 1977 |
| Time: | 15:41 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N922JS |
| MSN: | 30-1635 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Van Nuys Airport, Van Nuys, San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Tucson International Airport, Tuscon, AZ (TUS/KTUS) |
| Van Nuys Airport, Van Nuys, CA (VNY/KVNY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Destroyed 17-12-1977 when engines failed after running out of fuel on approach to Van Nuys Airport, Van Nuys, San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, CA: Pilot ran main tanks dry. Auxiliary tanks full. Flew for 7 minutes after missed approach without reporting. Both persons on board (pilot and one passenger) were killed.
Cause of crash attributed to fuel starvation, and the pilot in command;'s mismanagement of the fuel supply. Aircraft failed to maintain minimum flying speed whilst flying in IFR conditions (low cloiud ceiling and rain)
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: LAX78FA013 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=43959&key=0&queryId=27d67823-dbd2-47a5-bf66-1dec62814f79&pgno=2&pgsize=50
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=922JS
3. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N922JS.html
4. https://www.nnumber.org/N922JS/
5. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ca/N922JS/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Feb-2016 18:54 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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