- Date
- September 28, 1969
- Place
- Norfolk, VA · NORFOLK, VA
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5555JPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report May 8, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 157394
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4017 69/9/28 NORFOLK,VA PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 875 TIME - 1826 N5555J PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORFOLK REGIONAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORFOLK,VA SUFFOLK,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- SELECTING FUEL TANK PILOT INADVERTANTLY SWITCHED TO EMPTY TANK. UN RESTART ENG DUE LOW ALT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5555J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Norfolk Regional
N5555JRegistered now · Piper PA-32-260Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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