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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Ogden, UT · August 4, 1984

Date: August 4, 1984 · 13:09 local
Place: Ogden, UT
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3392W
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN84LA249
Reported as: Piper PA32260
Reported engine: Lycoming O540E4B5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 404 total0 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

N3392WRegistered now · Piper PA-32-260S/N 32-251 · Built 1965 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot allowed fuel tank to run dry and aircraft crashed during emergency landing.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ALLOWED FUEL TANK TO RUN DRY AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB DEN84LA249Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOgden, UTAfter discharging sky divers, plt was concentrating on max rate of descent, eng pwr at idle, when fuel tank in use ran day. Pwr loss not noted until throttle applied for level off. Switch to usable fuel tank and restart attempt initiated with insufficient…Aug 4, 1984 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3392W · 4

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19840415021359ITo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Bountiful, UTLeft main gear dropped off on liftoff. Climbed, dropped jumpers before landing. Torque link bolt lost. Worn out.Apr 15, 1984 · Minor damage Incident 19820612036559IClimb · Elberta, ALPilot ran out of fuel, dropped sky divers, dead sticked into field to avoid sky divers over airport.Jun 12, 1982 · Minor damage Incident 19790715020979IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Powers, OROverran runway end after landing on wet grass.Jul 15, 1979 · Minor damage Incident 19780513033479IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Midvale, IDForced landing after encountering adverse weather.May 13, 1978 · Minor damage