ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37965
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| Date: | Saturday 6 March 1982 |
| Time: | 17:25 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N9783J |
| MSN: | 28-3984 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1258 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Taylorville, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Akron, NY (C) |
| Charlotte, NC (C) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AKRON, NY AT 1154 EST ON A FLIGHT TO CHARLOTTE,NC. TOWARD LATE AFTERNOON, AS THE SUN BEGAN TO SET, ONE OF THE PASSENGERS (THE PILOT'S DAUGHTER), INFORMED THE PILOT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS GETTING LOW ON FUEL. HE DIVERTED TOWARD AN AIRPORT, BUT BEFORE ARRIVING, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AN EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED NO INDICATION OF A FUEL LEAK. THE ENGINE WAS EXAMINED AND NO PREEXISTING MALFUNCTIONS WERE NOTED. REPORTELY, THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN SERVICE WITH A FULL LOAD OF FUEL (50 GAL CAPACITY) BEFORE TAKEOFF. IT HAD BEEN OPERATED FOR 5 HRS AND 24 MIN BEFORE CRASHING. THE PERFORMANCE CHARTS SHOWED THAT IT WOULD CRUISE ABOUT 5 HRS AT 75% POWER OR ABOUT 6.8 HRS AT 55% POWER. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X01730
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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