ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 379669
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| Date: | Sunday 22 April 1984 |
| Time: | 23:37 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | Frederick Aviation,inc. |
| Registration: | N84400 |
| MSN: | 28-8216004 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1080 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D3G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gathersburg, MD -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Morristown, NJ |
| Frederick, MD (KFDK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE ON A SECOND ATTEMPT TO INTERCEPT THE LOC ON THE ILS 23 APCH AT FREDERICK, MD, THE PLT REPORTED A LOW FUEL CONDITION TO BALTIMORE ATC. AT THIS TIME ATC SUGGESTED THE PLT FLY TO EITHER BALTIMORE (34 MILES SE) OR TO DULLES (25 MILES SW) FOR AN APCH. A HEADING OF 090 DEGS WAS ISSUED FOR BALTIMORE. THE PLT THEN STATED TO ATC THAT ONE OF THE FUEL TANKS WAS EMPTY AT WHICH TIME VECTORS WERE ISSUED FOR THE NDB-A APCH AT MONTGOMERY COUNTY AIRPARK, GAITHERSBURG, MD. WHEN 3 1/2 MILES NNE OF THE ARPT, THE PLT REPORTED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. THE TIME PERIOD BETWEEN THE PLTS FIRST LOW FUEL REPORT TO ATC AND THE LOSS OF POWER REPORT WAS 19 MINUTES. THE ACFT CRASHED IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA 2 1/2 MILES NNW OF THE ARPT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC84FIG01
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2024 08:16 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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