- Date
- February 12, 1984, 20:57 local (Feb 13, 1984, 01:57 UTC)
- Place
- Pinellas Park, FL
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4501TPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840212003679A
- Case key
- 30967
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Fluid,fuel - exhaustionFactor
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateCause
Fuel consumption calculations - improperCause
Forced landing
Analysis
The acft crashed during a forced landing after the engine quit. After the crash no fuel was found in the fuel tanks. The plt stated that he encountered strong x-winds and deviated from planned course. When he realized fuel was low he 'declared emergency' but it was too late to make a safe landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4501T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7225174
- Airframe hours
- 3,359
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Alan E. Lemke
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 15, 1983 · 69 hours before
- Departed
- LGC · Lagrange, GA
- Destination
- FMY · Ft.Meyers, FL
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 90° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PIE, 8 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.