19971031044369A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Santa Rosa, CA · October 31, 1997

Date
October 31, 1997 · 09:25 local
Place
Santa Rosa, CA
Airport
Sonoma County
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
JIKA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1655H
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX98LA027
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. (-23) it appeared that the cause of the accident was fuel exhaustion due to pilot error. Due to ruptured fuel tanks, fuel exhaustion during flight could not be proven.

As the FAA filed it

LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. (-23) IT APPEARED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO PILOT ERROR. DUE TO RUPTURED FUEL TANKS, FUEL EXHAUSTION DURING FLIGHT COULD NOT BE PROVEN.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N1655H · 1

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