ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74391
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| Date: | Sunday 26 December 1999 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Rocky Mountain Air |
| Registration: | N5933P |
| MSN: | 24-1021 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4473 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-A1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Highway 95, 10 miles S of Jordan Valley, Oregon -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Pocatello, ID (KPIH) |
| Boise, ID (KBOI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that while en route to his destination, he noted that he forgot his approach charts. The destination airport was under instrument meteorological conditions. Therefore, the pilot attempted unsuccessfully to find a nearby airport that would allow him to land under visual conditions. While attempting to find a VFR airport, both left and right main fuel tanks ran out of fuel. The pilot estimated that he had approximately five gallons of fuel in each tip tank, and elected to initiate a precautionary landing on a highway. During the landing roll, the aircraft collided with a road marker sign.
Probable Cause: Inadequate preflight planning/preparation. Unsuitable terrain was selected for landing and a road sign were factors.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA00LA035
FAA register: NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X20325&key=1
FAA register: 3. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=5933P
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2010 00:02 | JINX | Added |
| 06-Mar-2015 21:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Mar-2015 21:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 14-Dec-2017 10:01 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2024 15:46 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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