# Accident 20081024851889A: Piper PA32R300, Wasilla, AK, October 24, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 2008, 18:15 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: South Hollywood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5333° N, 149.6667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5333&lon=-149.6667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1392H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1392H-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,879 total, 2,700 in this make and model, 330 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC09LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081024851889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER SPEAKING WITH PILOT FOUND THAT THERE WAS ONLY 3 GAL OF FUEL IN L/H FUEL TANK.  DUE TO ATTITUDE OF AIRCRAFT AND LACK OF FUEL IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE ENGINE WAS STARVED OF FUEL.  SINCE THE PILOT WAS COMMITED TO TAKEOFF, THE SWITCHING OF FUEL TANKS DURING T/O WAS NOT SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM.

## 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 ANC09LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09LA007), Oct 24, 2008: Piper PA-32R (N1392H), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power in flight due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel management.

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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