- Date
- November 27, 1981
- Place
- Montoursville, PA · MONTOURSVILLE, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7521PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report April 19, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811127087999A
- Case key
- 122591
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3529 81/11/27 MONTOURSVILLE,PA PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 300 TIME - 1253 N7521P PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLIAMSPORT LYCO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OLD TOWN,ME WILLIAMSPORT,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FOUND FUEL SEL SET ON L MAIN TNK,L MAIN TNK EMPTY.WND GSTG 27KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7521P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Williamsport Lyco
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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.
Other investigations on N7521P · 1
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