# Accident 20100919044959A: Piper PA-17, Edwardsburg, MI, September 19, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2010, 16:46 local time
- Place: Edwardsburg, MI
- Airport: Duck Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8358° N, 86.2250° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8358&lon=-86.2250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4610H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4610H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-17 (registry code 7101702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-17
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 264 total, 175 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA548](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA548) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100919044959A

## Narrative

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

PIC STATED THAT HE NEVER VISUALLY CHECK FUEL LEVEL BEFORE STARTING AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND TAKING OFF TO FLY.

## 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 CEN10CA548](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA548), Sep 19, 2010: Piper PA-17 (N4610H), Edwardsburg, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during takeoff due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot’s improper fuel planning.

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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