19790105000359A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Muskegon, MI · January 5, 1979

Date
January 5, 1979 · 00:30 local
Place
Muskegon, MI
Airport
Muskegon Co
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5120Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79FEM08
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,580 total200 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Left engine failed on takeoff due to fuel exhaustion. Pilot landed with nose gear in transit.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.PILOT LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR IN TRANSIT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.