# Accident 20120623013909A: Piper PA-28-235, Richmond, IN, June 23, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2012, 16:30 local time
- Place: Richmond, IN
- Airport: Richmond
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7561° N, 84.8427° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RICHMOND MUNI (RID), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7561&lon=-84.8427&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8788W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8788W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 6 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120623013909A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED AND DURING DEPARTURE DID NOT REALIZE THE FUEL SELECTOR HAD BEEN SWITCHED TO WING TIP TANK WHICH CONTAINED LITTLE FUEL.  DEPLETED FUEL SUPPLY OF TIP TANK AND ENGINE STOPPED OPERATING,FLM NOTE: CHANGED BLOCK 32 TO REFLECT EIR INFORMATION- JAR 07/16/2012

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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