ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355563
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| Date: | Sunday 13 July 1997 |
| Time: | 11:05 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 |
| Owner/operator: | Million Air |
| Registration: | N84611 |
| MSN: | 28-8290058 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7417 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jersey City, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lakewood, NJ (N12) |
| Teterboro, NJ (KTEB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot departed in a Piper PA-28-181 with full tanks. After flying for 2.2 hours, the engine lost power and the pilot ditched the airplane in the Hudson River. When interviewed he reported that he had not switched tanks. The FAA reported that after the airplane was recovered from the river, the right tank was full of fuel, and the left tank had about 5 gallons of water, and less than half a cup of fuel. The fuel selector was found set to the left tank.
Probable Cause: The pilot's mismangement of the fuel supply, by which he failed to switched fuel tanks, which resulted in fuel starvation and the loss of engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC97LA142
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 13:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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