- Date
- June 29, 1985, 20:00 local (Jun 30, 1985, 04:00 UTC)
- Place
- Kenai, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4011MPiper PA-12
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19850629028589A
- Case key
- 4513
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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 reported that when he departed seward. The fuel gages indicated there was aprx 15 gal on board. About 5 min from the intended destination, the eng lost power from fuel exhaustion while the left fuel gage showed there was 5 gal remaining. During an emergency landing, the acft crashed into trees. An exam of the left fuel gage showed that it was incorrectly installed & was indicating more fuel than was actually in the left tank. The plt had installed it during reconditioning work.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4011M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 12-2888
- Airframe hours
- 1,900
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lonnie Lee Scott
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 10, 1984
- Departed
- 5WD · Seward, AK
- Destination
- North Kenai, 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
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 520 total · 330 in this make and model · 30 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.