- Date
- April 1, 1978
- Place
- San Diego, TX · SAN DIEGO, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N32934Piper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report September 7, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780401022379A
- Case key
- 142066
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1946 78/4/1 NR.SAN DIEGO,TX PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2280 TIME - 2200 N32934 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 330 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALICE,TX DALLAS,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- RAN TANK DRY.HIT WIRES DRG CLIMB AFTR ENG RESTARTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N32934
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N32934Registered now · Piper PA-32-300Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N32934 · 1
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