- Date
- November 25, 1984, 17:11 local (23:11 UTC)
- Place
- Brownwood, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2259APiper PA-22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841125063079A
- Case key
- 21631
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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
A witness who is a pilot and an A&P mechanic, stated that he heard the engine on N2259A sputtering as if it was running out of fuel as it passed over his house. The witness continued to state that shortly after the aircraft passed, the pilot of N2259A called and asked if he could help move the aircraft. Examination of the aircraft revealed the fuel selector was in the 'right tank' position and the right fuel tank had no fuel. The left tank was 3/8 full.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2259A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-659
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D2, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Anus E. Folsom
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · July 2, 1987 · 0 hours before
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ABI, 75 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.