- Date
- October 7, 1984, 11:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Essex, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6481PPiper PA-24-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841007057879A
- Case key
- 24570
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that he visually checked the quantity of fuel in the acft's fuel tanks prior to departure & that he apparently overestimated the amount in the tanks. Following the accident the plt reported that he opened the fuel caps to both tanks & they 'were dry as a bone.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6481P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1599
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Frank F. Jeffers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- VIS · Visalia, CA
- Destination
- P06 · Bullhead City, AZ
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
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,070 total · 796 in this make and model · 990 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.