# NTSB CHI76FEC45: Piper PA-30, N8173Y, S Lyon, MI, June 3, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1976
- Place: S Lyon, MI · S LYON, MI
- Location: 42.4610° N, 83.6532° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Lyon, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4610&lon=-83.6532&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154483
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEC45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEC45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1651   76/6/3    S LYON,MI           PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 398
        TIME - 1340                    N8173Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          TUSCON,AZ                   SALEM,MI                     KIRKVILLE,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT DID NOT WANT ANY FUEL IN OUTBOARD TANKS DRG SERVICING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8173Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8173Y), registered now, S/N 30-1287 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760603016109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760603016109A), Jun 3, 1976: Piper PA30, S Lyon, MI, Substantial damage. Plt did not want any fuel in outboard tanks drg servicing.

## Other investigations on N8173Y (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI79FEM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM31), Jul 23, 1979: Piper PA-30 (N8173Y), Kalamazoo, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW69F0363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0363), Dec 6, 1968: Piper PA-30 (N8173Y), Euless, TX, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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