- Date
- October 6, 1983, 16:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Vicksburg, MS
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7691PPiper PA-24-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831006053149A
- Case key
- 6365
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft landed short of the rwy during a forced landing after the engine lost power during cruise flt. The plt reportedthat power was lost at 2000 ft 10 miles north of Vicksburg. He applied the fuel boost pump and successfully restarted the eng but it quit again and he was unable to restart despite changng fuel tanks. During the landing the acft collided with bushes and ground looped collapsing the landing gear. The acft was examined; all tanks were empty of fuel except the right auxiliary. The fuel selector was found out of detent for the right main tank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7691P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-290L
- Airframe hours
- 3,057
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-AID5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Charles E. Bryant
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 5, 1983
- Airport
- VKS · Vicsburg, runway 19, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Expired
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
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 N7691P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.