20000228010309A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-160 · Titusville, FL · February 28, 2000

Date: February 28, 2000 · 13:13 local
Place: Titusville, FL
Airport: Space Center Executive Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N441WA
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL00LA029
Reported as: Piper PA23160
Fatal injuries: 0

N441WARegistration cancelled Dec 15, 2014 · Piper PA-23-160S/N 23-1944 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-160 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Departed arthur dunn airport (X21) Titusville, FL for Space coast regional airport (tix) Titusville, FL for the purpose of refueling. At about 3 miles northwest of tix N441WA reported engine problems and requested a straight-in landing on runway 15. Tix tower cleared them to land. N441WA did not make it to the runway and crashed about 1000 ft short. No fuel was found forward of the firewall of either engine. No more than 1 pint of fuel was found in all the tanks.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DEPARTED ARTHUR DUNN AIRPORT (X21) TITUSVILLE, FL FOR SPACE COAST REGIONAL AIRPORT (TIX) TITUSVILLE, FL FOR THE PURPOSE OF REFUELING. AT ABOUT 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF TIX N441WA REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEMS AND REQUESTED A STRAIGHT-IN LANDING ON RUNWAY 15. TIX TOWER CLEARED THEM TO LAND. N441WA DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE RUNWAY AND CRASHED ABOUT 1000 FT SHORT. NO FUEL WAS FOUND FORWARD OF THE FIREWALL OF EITHER ENGINE. NO MORE THAN 1 PINT OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN ALL THE TANKS.

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 ATL00LA029Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTitusville, FLThe pilot's improper decision to attempt a flight on minimal fuel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A factor was the closed fuel pumps at the departure airport.Feb 28, 2000 · Substantial damage