- Date
- May 27, 1989, 16:20 local (21:20 UTC)
- Place
- Necedah, WI
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4526ZPiper PA-22-108
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890527013279A
- Case key
- 14357
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Probable cause
Pilot-in-command's improper use of the fuel selector.
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
While descending for a landing the aircraft experienced a complete power loss due to fuel starvation. The aircraft landed in soft terrain and nosed over. The aircraft was destroyed. The pilot sustained minor injuries while his passenger received serious injuries. The fuel selector was on the right tank which is placarded for level flight only.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4526Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-108
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-8029
- Airframe hours
- 3,386
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C1B, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Country Flying Education Assn.
- Registered owner
- Country Flying Education Assn.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 7, 1989 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- 77C · Necedah, WI
- Destination
- 77C · Necedah, WI
- Airport
- 77C · Nacedah, runway 34, 2,400 × 120 ft, grass/turf
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
- 19
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 103 total · 1 in this make and model · 65 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AUW, 67 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 N4526Z · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.