- Date
- June 5, 1984, 20:30 local (Jun 6, 1984, 04:30 UTC)
- Place
- Big Delta, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8510CPiper PA-20
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840605024099A
- Case key
- 4298
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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
The plt switched the tank selector while cruising in flt and the engine quit. He said he then primed the engine and tried to start it, but failed. A forced landing was made & the acft nosed over. After the accident, the acft was righted, the tank selector was appropriately changed & the engine was started & ran normally. The investigation disclosed that the fuel selector was properly labeled and operated normally.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8510C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-1225
- Airframe hours
- 2,059
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D2, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James Moser
- Registered owner
- Jon W. Dufendach
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 21, 1983 · 3 hours before
- Departed
- 25AK · Delta Junction, 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
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 95 total · 30 in this make and model · 95 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BIG, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8510C · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.