What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 25 sep 2001, at approx. 1900 Alaska daylight time wheel equipped Piper PA-22 airplane, N8127D crashed shortly after take-off from rhon River strip near skwenta Alaska. The aircraft was being operated on a pleasure flight under FAR 91 and was substantially damaged. There were no passengers and the pilot was uninjured. VFR conditions prevailed and the certificated private pilot did not file a flight plan. During a conversation with the anchorage flight standards office on 27 sep 2001 the pilot reported that the engine lost power and quit 150 feet above the ground while taking off. Pilot reports that he believes fuel starvation caused the engine to quit, he reports the fuel selector switch was correct and some fuel in the left tank after the crash.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 25 SEP 2001, AT APPROX. 1900 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME WHEEL EQUIPPED PIPER PA-22 AIRPLANE, N8127D CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM RHON RIVER STRIP NEAR SKWENTA ALASKA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT UNDER FAR 91 AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS AND THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN. DURING A CONVERSATION WITH THE ANCHORAGE FLIGHT STANDARDS OFFICE ON 27 SEP 2001 THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND QUIT 150 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND WHILE TAKING OFF. PILOT REPORTS THAT HE BELIEVES FUEL STARVATION CAUSED THE ENGINE TO QUIT, HE REPORTS THE FUEL SELECTOR SWITCH WAS CORRECT AND SOME FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK AFTER THE CRASH.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.