- Date
- February 10, 1977
- Place
- Ithaca, NY · ITHACA, NY
- Injuries
- 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7510LPiper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report March 16, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770210029959A
- Case key
- 156855
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0110 77/2/10 ITHACA,NY PIPER PA-31 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0125 N7510L PX- 0 0 6 AIR TAXI-PASSG 34, 5900 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1900 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TOMPKINS CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ITHACA,NY RETURN BOSTON,MA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL EX FM L TANKS.CROSSFEED ON,ELECT AUX PUMP ON L OUTBOARD ON.AIR INTRO TO R ENG THRU CROSSFEED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7510L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tompkins Co
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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