- Date
- August 4, 1983, 17:58 local (21:58 UTC)
- Place
- Mount Vernon, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9135YPiper PA31-310
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830804039469A
- Case key
- 12054
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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.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Fluid,fuel - fatigueCause
Fuel consumption calculations - aboveCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
On final approach both engines failed. The pilot elected to land intentional gear up short of therunway. Less than 1 pint of fuel was found on board.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9135Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA31-310
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31182
- Airframe hours
- 4,696
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540A1A, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Colonial City Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 15, 1983 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- CAK · Akron, OH
- Airport
- 413 · Knox County, runway 28, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
N9135YRegistration cancelled May 22, 2013 · Piper PA-31-310Airframe modelPiper PA-31-310Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 12,030 total · 434 in this make and model · 11,282 as pilot in command · 120 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CMH, 25 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.
Other investigations on N9135Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.