# NTSB DEN84LA249: Piper PA-32-260, N3392W, Ogden, UT, August 4, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 4, 1984, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Ogden, UT
- Location: 41.2284° N, 111.9681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ogden, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2284&lon=-111.9681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 16453
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN84LA249
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/16453/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA249

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
  - fuel tank selector position - not selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing

## Analysis

AFTER DISCHARGING SKY DIVERS, PLT WAS CONCENTRATING ON MAX RATE OF DESCENT, ENG PWR AT IDLE, WHEN FUEL TANK IN USE RAN DAY. PWR LOSS NOT NOTED UNTIL THROTTLE APPLIED FOR LEVEL OFF. SWITCH TO USABLE FUEL TANK AND RESTART ATTEMPT INITIATED WITH INSUFFICIENT REMAINING ALTITUDE FOR SUCCESSFUL RESULT. FORCED LANDING EXECUTED ON FREEWAY OFF RAMP.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3392W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3392W), registered now, S/N 32-251, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-260
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 32-260
- Airframe hours: 2536
- Engines: LYCOMING O-540-E4BS 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Registered owner: Sulvia Marion Allred
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, July 3, 1984, 28 hours before
- Departed: OGDEN, UT

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 404 total, 309 as pilot in command, 26 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840804037849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840804037849A), Aug 4, 1984: Piper PA32260, Ogden, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed fuel tank to run dry and aircraft crashed during emergency landing.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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