# Accident 20020725020159A: Piper PA30, Marblehill, MO, July 25, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2002, 12:59 local time
- Place: Marblehill, MO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4361° N, 90.0169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4361&lon=-90.0169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8563Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8563Y-2003-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020725020159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES NORTH OF THE MARBLE HILL, MO AIRPORT THE PILOT REPORTED LOSING POWER ON THE RIGHT ENGINE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DURING THIS TIME, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                  AS POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LEFT ENGINE CONTROLS WERE IN THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS: THROTTLE-IDLE, PROP-FEATHERED, AND MIXTURE-RETARDED TOWARD CUTOFF POSITION. THE LEFT SIDE FUEL TANKS WERE NEARLY FULL AND THE LEFT FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE MAIN POSITION. THE RIGHT ENGINE CONTROLS WERE FORWARD ALTHOUGH THE MIXTURE CONTROL WAS AFT OF THE LEFT ONE. THE FUEL SELECTOR FOR THE RIGHT TANK WAS IN THE AUX TANK POSITION AND THAT TANK WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY WHILE THE RIGHT MAIN WAS NEARLY FULL. THERE WAS NO POST ACCIDENT FUEL LEAKAGE OR FIRE. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS CLOSE TO THE END OF THE FIELD ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                                                                    THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING TIP MADE INITIAL GROUND CONTACT WITH THE AIRCRAFT STRIKING THE GROUND IN A NEARLY VERTICAL ATTITUDE.

## 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 CHI02FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA215), Jul 25, 2002: Piper PA-30 (N8563Y), Marble Hill, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The solid fuel system contamination resulting in a loss of engine power. The inadequate emergency procedures, and the airspeed not maintained by the pilot were additional causes.

## Other reports on N8563Y (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19971206037499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971206037499I), Dec 6, 1997: Piper PA30 (N8563Y), Searcy, AR, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot stated his radio acted intermittent first, then the heater blower stopped working. He put the gear switch down. The down light flickered,…
- [Accident 19780408006039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780408006039A), Apr 8, 1978: Piper PA30 (N8563Y), Landrum, SC, Substantial damage. Wind gusts to 25KTS.

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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