ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 376836
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| Date: | Friday 5 July 1985 |
| Time: | 08:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 |
| Owner/operator: | Floyd Blamiers |
| Registration: | N5829P |
| MSN: | 25-910 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-540-A1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mccall, ID -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Yellow Pine, ID (3U2) |
| Mccall, ID (KMYL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A FLD FOLLOWING FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PLT REPORTED HE DEPARTED YELLOW PINE, ID, WITH THE FUEL GAGES INDICATING 1/2. UPON REACHING AN ALT OF 10,000 FT, THE ENG QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS THEN SELECTED AND THE ENG WAS RESTARTED. A LANDING WAS MADE AT CASCADE, ID, TO OBTAIN FUEL, HOWEVER, FUEL WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE ARPT. TAKEOFF FROM CASCADE WAS MADE WITH THE FUEL GAGE INDICATING 1/4 FULL. AT AN ALT OF 6,500 FT, 3 MILES FROM MCCALL ARPT, THE ENG QUIT ONCE AGAIN DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE FORCED LANDING RESULTED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA85LA170
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 29-Mar-2024 20:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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