- Date
- July 16, 1982, 22:00 local (Jul 17, 1982, 03:00 UTC)
- Place
- Marlin, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8760DPiper PA-22-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report July 16, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820716032439A
- Case key
- 71591
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated that after takeoff, at an altitude of approximately 200 feet AGL, the engine quit. While attempting to make a left turn the aircraft lost airspeed and altitude and collided with trees. Examination of the wreckage at the accident site revealed no evidence of fuel. The aircraft fuel gages were placarded "no takeoffs permitted when tanks less than 1/3 full". The pilot stated that he did not look in the fuel tanks and the fuel gages read less than 1/3 full.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8760D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 8592-27
- Airframe hours
- 1,400
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ron Noblitt
- Registered owner
- Ron Noblitt
- Departed
- Marlin, TX
- Destination
- Waco, TX
- Airport
- Marlin
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 93 total · 93 in this make and model · 65 as pilot in command · 51 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.