- Date
- November 20, 1988, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ocala, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9064PPiper PA-24-260
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881120051479A
- Case key
- 32365
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that while switching to the right fuel tank, the eng quit and he was unable to restart it. While attempting a forced landing in a field, the gear collapsed resulting in damage to the wings and flaps. Over 40 gallons of fuel were found in the right fuel tank and approximately 2 gallons were found in the left tank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9064P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 244531
- Airframe hours
- 4,975
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-N1A5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jack J. Tierney
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 23, 1988 · 21 hours before
- Departed
- River Ranch, FL
- Destination
- OCF · Ocala, FL
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
- 53
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total · 60 in this make and model · 20 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GNV, 40 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.