- Date
- October 18, 1972
- Place
- Pittsburg, KS · PITTSBURG, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4005RPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report March 8, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168974
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3257 72/10/18 PITTSBURG,KANS PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1145 N4005R PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO AGE 30, 752 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 42 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JOPLIN, MO TOPEKA,KANS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- DID NOT CHANGE FUEL SELECTOR TO A TANK THAT CONTAINED FUEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4005R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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