# Accident 20000604010859A: Piper PA20, Lake Quinalt, WA, June 4, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2000, 11:00 local time
- Place: Lake Quinalt, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4402° N, 123.7701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4402&lon=-123.7701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7737K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7737K-2020-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000604010859A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, APPROX. 2 HOURS AFTER DEPARTURE FROM PORT ANGELES, WA. PILOT SWITCHED FROM RIGHT TO LEFT FUEL TANK. WITHIN ONE MINUTE OF THIS ACTION, THE ENGINE QUIT. PILOT MOVED FUEL SELECTOR BACK TO RIGHT TANK WITH NO EFFECT ON ENGINE. PILOT THEN MOVED FUEL SELECTOR BACK TO LEFT TANK AGAIN WITH NO ENGINE EFFECT. PILOT MOVED FUEL SELECTOR BACK TO RIGHT TANK AGAIN WITH NO EFFECT ON ENGINE. FORCED LANDING MADE IN A LOGGING COMPANY SORTIN YARD. A/C LANDED HARD, CAME TO REST INVERTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA00LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA098), Jun 4, 2000: Piper PA-20 (N7737K), Quinault, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel starvation due to the pilot's failure to position the fuel selector valve to the proper/correct position while switching fuel tanks. Factors include unreliable fuel selector valve position…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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