ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 374159
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Date: | Sunday 21 September 1986 |
Time: | 16:45 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-28-140C |
Owner/operator: | Ebensburg Aviation |
Registration: | N6004U |
MSN: | 28-26906 |
Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3023 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Indiana, PA -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Ebensburg, PA (9G8) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE ACFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENG POWER. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT SHOWED THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON THE THE LEFT TANK WHICH CONTAINED NO USEABLE FUEL. THERE WAS USEABLE FUEL REMAINING IN THE RIGHT TANK. THE PLT STATED THAT THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY 'HAVING THE PRESENCE OF MIND TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS WHEN LEFT TANK WENT DRY'.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | NYC86LA241 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB NYC86LA241
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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