- Date
- December 28, 1983, 15:55 local (23:55 UTC)
- Place
- Irwindale, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N55665Piper PA28-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831228064929A
- Case key
- 23923
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the flt instr the eng lost pwr after the stu had completd varous turning maneuvers. He stated that the fuel sel was in the left main position and estimated that there were 18 gals in that tank, 25 gals in the right tank,5 gals in the left tip tank and 1 gal in the right tip tank. He also stated that the tip tanks had purposely not been refueled recently because the owners wanted to burn off what was left in them in order to service them. During the ensuing forced landing the main gear were sheared off and the tip tanks were ruptured.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55665
- Reported as
- Piper PA28-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7310123
- Airframe hours
- 1,339
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B4B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John David Wolff
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 20, 1983 · 32 hours before
- Departed
- EMT · El Monte, CA
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
- 54
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,110 total · 28 in this make and model · 960 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EMT, 5 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.