# Accident 20140928021269A: Piper J3C-65, Ft. Yukon, AK, September 28, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2014, 15:00 local time
- Place: Ft. Yukon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 66.7608° N, 144.0442° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.7608&lon=-144.0442&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7092H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7092H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC14LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140928021269A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED HE WAS RETURNING FROM HIS HOMESTEAD APPROXIMATELY 140 MILE NORTH OF CIRCLE, ALASKA WHEN ABOUT 20 MINUTES FROM CIRCLE THE ENGINE QUIT.   THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A BURNED OUT AREA OF TREES CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WINGS THE LEFT MAIN WING SPAR AND DAMAGE TO THE COWLING, COWL BOOT AND BENT THE FUSELAGE JUST FORWARD OF THE TAIL.  HE NOTICED THE RIGHT FUEL CAP WAS MISSING ON THE FUEL TANK AFTER THE EMERGENCY LANDING. THE PILOT TOLD US THAT HE HAD PUT 5 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE DEPARTING HIS HOMESTEAD IN THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK AND COULD NOT RECALL IF HE PUT THE FUEL CAP BACK ON OR NOT AFTER FUELING HIS AIRCRAFT.  HE WAS ALSO FLYING ABOUT 1000 FEET AGL SO WHEN HIS ENGINE QUIT HE DID NOT HAVE TIME TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS AND GET THE ENGINE RUNNING AGAIN BEFORE MAKING HIS LANDING.

PTRS AL01201402967

## 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 ANC14LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14LA091), Sep 28, 2014: Piper J3 (N7092H), Ft. Yukon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight inspection and in-flight fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent forced landing.

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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