19970414005999A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Sequim, WA · April 14, 1997

Date
April 14, 1997 · 14:15 local
Place
Sequim, WA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8645P
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA97LA086
Reported as
Piper PA24260
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540D4A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total200 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Loss of power due empty left tanks selected. Impacted trees during forced landing. Rt tanks full. No mech anomalies.

As the FAA filed it

LOSS OF POWER DUE EMPTY LEFT TANKS SELECTED. IMPACTED TREES DURING FORCED LANDING. RT TANKS FULL. NO MECH ANOMALIES.

NTSB investigation

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