- Date
- September 2, 1982, 15:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Near Mcgrath, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1510APiper PA-20
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 2, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- Case key
- 71895
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Prior to departure, the pilot serviced the aircraft with fuel and verified the right wing tank was full. The pilot did not switch the fuel selector from the left fuel tank prior to departing. During a low pass over a wooded area, the engine quit. Due to the low altitude, the pilot was unable to complete the emergency checklist procedures and restart the engine. The aircraft was landed in the trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1510A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20-698
- Airframe hours
- 1,400
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- David Baker
- Registered owner
- David Baker
- Departed
- MCG · Mcgrath, AK
- Destination
- MCG · Mcgrath, AK
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 530 total · 462 in this make and model · 487 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 41 °F
Other investigations on N1510A · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.