- Date
- August 30, 1984, 23:31 local (Aug 31, 1984, 04:31 UTC)
- Place
- Nashville, TN
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N950APiper PA-22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840830046849A
- Case key
- 6329
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The engine quit on final apch to the arpt as a result of fuel starvation. Sixteen gallons of fuel remained in the right fuel tank, but the left tank was selected. No fuel was found in the left tank. The acft collided with powerlines during the forced landing descent and control of the acft was lost. The plt's student certificate had expired and a passenger was onboard.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N950A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-260
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D, 140 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jeffery A. Bown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 25, 1984 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- BNA · Nashville, TN
- Airport
- BNA · Metropolitian
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 21
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 62 total · 27 in this make and model · 41 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 180° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BNA, 2 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.