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FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Watertown, WI · July 21, 1995

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Date
July 21, 1995 · 20:45 local
Place
Watertown, WI
Airport
Watertown Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N999JS
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI95LA236
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
N999JSRegistration cancelled Sep 16, 1998 · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24446Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250

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What happened

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

Lost power after switching tanks. Hit wires landing. Fuel tanks were empty. Bladder was collapsed. False reading. (-23) on July 21, 1995, at 2059 CST the pilot of Piper PA24-250, N999JS advised msn ATCT that he was out of fuel. At 2106 CST crashed in a vacant lot 1/2 mile east of Watertown Municipal Airport, Watertown, WI by the pilots admission the fuel indicating system was inoperative. The aircraft struck and broke one electric power line. There was one injury.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER AFTER SWITCHING TANKS. HIT WIRES LANDING. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. BLADDER WAS COLLAPSED. FALSE READING. (-23) ON JULY 21, 1995, AT 2059 CST THE PILOT OF PIPER PA24-250, N999JS ADVISED MSN ATCT THAT HE WAS OUT OF FUEL. AT 2106 CST CRASHED IN A VACANT LOT 1/2 MILE EAST OF WATERTOWN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WATERTOWN, WI BY THE PILOTS ADMISSION THE FUEL INDICATING SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AND BROKE ONE ELECTRIC POWER LINE. THERE WAS ONE INJURY.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI95LA236Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWatertown, WIfuel exhaustion resulting from the improper fuel bladder installation by maintenance personnel. Factors associated with this accident were the collapsed fuel bladder that eliminated about 30 percent of the available fuel in the left tank that the pilot had…Jul 22, 1995 · Destroyed

Other reports on N999JS · 1

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

Incident 19810422037399IStarting Engines · Burlington, CTAircraft struck hangar after engine start at high RPM when non certificated person lost control, maintenance engrunApr 22, 1981 · Substantial damage