- Date
- October 17, 1983, 08:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place
- Yuma, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9560JPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831017054759A
- Case key
- 24060
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that prior to departing lake havasu city he visually inspected the fuel tanks & observed that both tanks were slightly less than 1/2 full. Based on this observation he thought the acft had 20-30 gals of fuel which would be sufficient for the flt. Upon reaching blythe, CA he realized he was low on fuel but believed he had sufficient fuel to reach Yuma. The eng quit due to fuel exhaustion 2 mi from destination. The plt attempted to land on an interstate hwy. initial touchdown was made in a steep left bank because of traffic & the presence of a bridge over-crossing. The acft collided with a small relector pole.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9560J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-3691
- Airframe hours
- 3,691
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A3A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Armondo A. Contla & Todd Van B
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 26, 1983 · 249 hours before
- Departed
- LHU · Lake Havasu Cty, AZ
- Airport
- YUM · Yuma Mcas, runway 17, 5,710 × 150 ft, concrete
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
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 150 total · 150 in this make and model · 36 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- YUM, 2 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.
Other investigations on N9560J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.