- Date
- September 9, 1971
- Place
- Evanston, WY · EVANSTON, WY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 4 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3643RPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163481
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2076 71/9/9 EVANSTON,WYO PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 151 TIME - 1309 N3643R PX- 1 3 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT.COLLINS,COLO OGDEN,UT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- OVERFLEW SEVERAL ARPTS. RAN OUT OF FUEL. HIT BANK DURING ATTEMPTED LDG ON HIWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3643R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage