ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35087
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| Date: | Sunday 22 August 1982 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 |
| Owner/operator: | Kenneth Melvin Jackson |
| Registration: | N6825P |
| MSN: | 24-1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1962 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-540-A1D5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Los Angeles, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Santa Monica, CA (SMO) |
| Santa Monica, CA (SMO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE FLT DEPARTED SANTA MONICA AT 0830 FOR A LOCAL flight. AT 0926 THE PLT CALLED FROM DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES FOR LANDING AT SANTA MONICA. AT 9028 THE PLT 3 MI EAST OF A VFR REPORTING POINT WITH ENG TROUBLE & THAT HE HAD TO COME DOWN. THE ACFT WING STRUCK THE ROOF OF A HOUSE IN A DENSELY POPULATED RESIDENTIAL AREA COMING TO REST IN THE STREET ON TOP OF TWO CARS.THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE LINE TO THE CARBURETOR. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON THE RIGHT TANK WHICH WAS FOUND DRY. THE RUPTURED LEFT TANK CONTAINED APPROXIMATELY 2 GALS. FIREMEN ESTIMATED THAT APPROXIMATELY AN ADDITIONAL 2 GALS HAD FLOWED OUT. ALL FUEL ON BOARD THE ACFT WAS USABLE. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X03693
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
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