ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 382207
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Date: | Friday 15 April 1983 |
Time: | 11:14 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-28-140 |
Owner/operator: | David Plutt & James Brittain |
Registration: | N5985F |
MSN: | 28-77225072 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2886 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E3D |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Oceana, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | El Monte, CA (KEMT) |
Destination airport: | San Luis Obispo, CA (SBP |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE STUDENT PLT, A MEXICAN NATIONAL, WAS ON A SOLO X-COUNTRY FLT. HE REPORTED THAT HE COULD NOT LOCATE THE DESTINATION ARPT AT SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA. AFTER CIRCLING THE AREA, HE SAW THE OCEANA ARPT & STARTED TO LAND. WHILE ON FINAL APCH, THE ENG LOST POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A RESIDENTIAL TRAILER DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND POSITIONED TO THE RIGHT FUEL TANK & THE RIGHT TANK WAS EMPTY. FUEL WAS STILL REMAINING IN THE LEFT TANK. THE STUDENT HAD MOVED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE RIGHT TANK ABOUT 1/2 HOUR AFTER TAKEOFF & HAD NOT CHANGED ITS POSITION AFTER THAT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | LAX83LA194 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB LAX83LA194
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
02-Apr-2024 11:26 |
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