- Date
- October 17, 1974
- Place
- Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Injuries
- 6 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8901NPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report December 10, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741017036009A
- Case key
- 143133
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3570 74/10/17 ATLANTA,GA PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 207 TIME - 2230 N8901N PX- 0 5 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FULTON CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATLANTA,GA HOUSTON,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- WHEN ENG COUGHED PLT SELECTED ANOTHER TANK.WHEN NOTHING HAPPENED PLT SWITCHED BACK.FUEL INJ ENG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8901N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fulton Co
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8901N · 1
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