- Date
- August 8, 1983, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Upham, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4394YPiper PA-25C-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830808041709A
- Case key
- 16138
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Analysis
The pilot said he departed souris with aprx 17 gallons of fuel on board and flew for 1 hour at 500 feet to mandan, ND. He departed mandan without refueling and fuel exhaustion occurred about 1 hour later. He had flown for about 2 hours at 500 feet AGL with the fuel misture leaned for best economy. According to the acft handbook the engine will consume 15.5 gph at 75 percent power and 12.2 gph at 60 percent cruise. The acft landed in a field.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4394Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25C-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 254906
- Airframe hours
- 2,939
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-B2C5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Thomas J. Sjule
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 22, 1983 · 86 hours before
- Departed
- Y19 · Mandan, ND
- Destination
- NA07 · Souris, ND
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 1,611 total · 858 in this make and model · 1,611 as pilot in command · 86 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MOT, 26 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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