- Date
- September 2, 1984, 10:40 local (14:40 UTC)
- Place
- Pontiac, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N499LGPiper PA-24-260
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840902045439A
- Case key
- 12765
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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
Fuel system,tank - exhaustionCause
In-flight planning/decision - improperCause
Fuel system,selector/valve - not switchedCause
Checklist - not performedFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
During a takeoff climb at 400 ft AGL the eng lost pwr. The plt stated that he failed to switch fuel tanks. The right fuel tank was found empty.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N499LG
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Airframe hours
- 2,934
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-D4A5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert D. Allaben
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- PTK · Pontiac, MI
- Airport
- PTK · Oakland-Pontiac, runway 27L, 6,200 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 71
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 757 total · 526 in this make and model · 613 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PTK
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.