- Date
- August 2, 1986, 14:43 local (19:43 UTC)
- Place
- Oshkosh, WI
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N5713PPiper PA-24-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860802036999A
- Case key
- 13269
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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.
Analysis
The aircraft ran out of fuel after 3+41 hours of flight. The pilot stated that he was sure the tanks were full on takeoff. Flight planning and a documented conservative fuel burn rate indicated that the aircraft should have been able to remain airborne for at least 4+37 hours (13 gallons per hour divided by the acft fuel capacity of 60 gallons). An examination of the fuel bladder cells revealed several loose retaining clips and general collapsing and distortion of both cells. According to the logbook the airworthiness directive to remedy this problem was complied with 41 flight hours prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5713P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-787
- Airframe hours
- 1,523
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540A1A5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John S. Hartman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 7, 1986 · 22 hours before
- Departed
- AGC · Pittsburg, PA
- Destination
- OSH · Oshkosh, WI
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- OSH · Wittman Field, runway 27, 6,166 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 553 total · 17 in this make and model · 415 as pilot in command · 66 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OSH, 1 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.