19790414006709A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ryan PT22 · Fresno, CA · April 14, 1979

Date
April 14, 1979 · 17:45 local
Place
Fresno, CA
Airport
Sierra
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N56209
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK79DVA26
Reported as
Ryan PT22
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
878 total100 in this make and model75 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.

Student pilot carrying a passenger ran one fuel tank dry. Failed to switch to another tank.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT CARRYING A PASSENGER RAN ONE FUEL TANK DRY. FAILED TO SWITCH TO ANOTHER TANK.

NTSB investigation

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