- Date
- July 2, 1983, 13:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Clearlake, CA
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7593WPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830702028219A
- Case key
- 23775
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crashed in a flat area covered with 6 ft bushes after the engine quit during a go-around. The engine had quit on the downwind and started again after the plt switched tanks. The acft was high on final and after go-around was initiated the engine quit again. The acft crashed off the arpt. An accident prevention specialist from the arpt said he inspected the fuel tanks and noted that they were empty.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7593W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-1543
- Airframe hours
- 2,100
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A3A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ken Collins
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 27, 1983
- Departed
- V1S · Visalia, CA
- Destination
- 209 · Pearce, CA
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- 209 · Clearlake Pearce
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 119 total · 18 in this make and model · 70 as pilot in command · 29 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- UKI
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.