# NTSB DIA67F0015: Piper PA-28, N6155W, Sandston, VA, May 25, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1967
- Place: Sandston, VA · SANDSTON, VA
- Location: 37.5131° N, 77.3130° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandston, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5131&lon=-77.3130&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116458
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA67F0015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67F0015-116458

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1685  67/5/25    SANDSTON,VA         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1536                    N6155W              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 27, 1082 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BYRD FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL SELECTOR ON LEFT TANK WHICH WAS EMPTY. ADEQUATE FUEL IN RIGHT TANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6155W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6155W-1997-02-12), registration cancelled 1997-02-12, S/N 2820174 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Byrd Field

## Other investigations on N6155W (5)

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.

- [NTSB IAD73DKM36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DKM36), Apr 28, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N6155W), Eden, NC, substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA67F0027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67F0027), Feb 8, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N6155W), Sandston, VA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67F0187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0187), Sep 10, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N6155W), Sandston, VA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66F0549](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0549), Mar 17, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N6155W), Sandston, VA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66D0179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0179), Sep 5, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N6155W), Midlothian, VA, substantial damage

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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