- Date
- July 18, 1987, 11:43 local (15:43 UTC)
- Place
- Eubank, KY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1324TPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870718035229A
- Case key
- 7486
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reptd that he was planning a refuel stop at short airport near Eubank, KY. Short is a private strip and the owner stated that he did not have fuel available. The pilot reptd that when he was about five minutes away, the engine 'quit and he was unable to restart it'. The pilot further indicated that he had 'run out of fuel on the right tank, switched to the left and had not been able to regain power before landing in the field'. The fuel selector was found on the right tank position. The aircraft landed in a pasture and skidded into a pond. According to the times furnished by the pilot, he had been airborne 4 hours and 10 minutes when pwr was lost.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1324T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28722546
- Airframe hours
- 3,500
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John L. Long
- Registered owner
- John L. Long
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 16, 1987 · 12 hours before
- Departed
- FME · Ft.Meade, MD
- Destination
- KY53 · Eubank, KY
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- KY53 · Short Airport
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
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 220 total · 220 in this make and model · 140 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LOZ, 26 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.