19790522012499A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-160 · Nenana, AK · May 22, 1979

Date
May 22, 1979 · 16:45 local
Place
Nenana, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N162
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC79FAA13
Reported as
Piper PA22160
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
481 total17 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Engine stopped due to fuel exhaustion. Pilot misjudged acft fuel range, failed to fuel at stops en route.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STOPPED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. PILOT MISJUDGED ACFT FUEL RANGE, FAILED TO FUEL AT STOPS EN ROUTE.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N162 · 1

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