- Date
- March 14, 1984, 17:08 local (22:08 UTC)
- Place
- Kissimmee, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2070PPiper PA-23-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 31097
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Earlier in the day, the plt had flown from orlando to lakeland, FL. Before that flt, he had not visually checked the fuel, but had relied on estimates & his fuel gages. On the return flt, he again took off without visually checking the fuel. While en route, the engines began running rough, so he elected to land at Kissimmee, FL. However, both engs lost power during the apch, a forced landing was made about 600 to 700 yds short of the rwy & the acft struck a tree. The plt stated that the acft ran out of fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2070P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 23-657
- Airframe hours
- 2,458
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A1A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard A. Ford
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1984 · 3 hours before
- Departed
- LAL · Lakeland, FL
- Destination
- ORL · Orlando, FL
- Airport
- ISM · Kissimmee
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 19
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 830 total · 80 in this make and model · 800 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 130 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Observed at
- MCO, 11 nm away