- Date
- March 2, 1975
- Place
- Niskayuna, NY · NISKAYUNA, NY
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5973UPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report April 17, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750302003989A
- Case key
- 147855
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0449 75/3/2 NISKAYUNA,NY PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 18, 164 TIME - 1922 N5973U PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 97 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBANY CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALBANY,NY SCHENECTADY,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT REMARKS- R FUEL TANK ABT 10 GAL,L ABT 1 CUP.FUEL TANK SEL L PSN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5973U
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Albany Co
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.