ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 134733
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| Date: | Thursday 15 September 1983 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk |
| Owner/operator: | Capital Airways, Inc. |
| Registration: | N4344E |
| MSN: | 38-78A0565 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1382 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Quincy, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | 68J |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PROBABLE CAUSE:The soloing student pilot ran his fuel tank dry on short final. When the engine quit and upon seeing himself descending towards power lines, he elected to to go under the the power lines and do a forced landing without switching to the other fuel tank which still had usable fuel.
Sources:
NTSB id 20001214X44632
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 02-Oct-2021 19:55 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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