- Date
- July 20, 1984, 12:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- St.Simons Is., GA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8553NPiper PA-28-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840720070659A
- Case key
- 31006
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Analysis
The acft crashed during a forced landing after a power loss on final apch. The plt reported to fss on a 3 mile final and then reported the power loss and said he would make a 'dead stick' landing. Shortly thereafter, fss received an ELT signal. The acft was found 3/4 of a mile from the apch end of rwy 15. The fuel selector was found in the left aux position. This tank had only 5 gals in it at departure and the acft had flown aprx 20 mins with an en route stop. The rt wing tanks contained the same amt of fuel as at takeoff. The left wing tanks were ruptured.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8553N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-11352
- Airframe hours
- 3,615
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-A4D5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bill Walker And Associates
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 19, 1983 · 23 hours before
- Departed
- BQK · Brunswick, GA
- Destination
- SSI · St.Simons Is., GA
- Airport
- SSI · Malcolm Mckinnon
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 69
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,107 total · 30 in this make and model · 2,107 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SSI, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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