- Date
- September 16, 1984, 14:10 local (18:10 UTC)
- Place
- South Fork, PA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8257NPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840916049209A
- Case key
- 35389
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Upon departure the plt estimated 25 gal of fuel. The total power loss occurred 1 hr and 55 min later. After the forced ldg on unimproved terrain no evidence of fuel remained in the fuel system. There was no indication of any full spill from the ruptured left tank. Three ounces of fuel were drained from the right tank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8257N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2825468
- Airframe hours
- 5,070
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Frederick P. Weller
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 1, 1984 · 169 hours before
- Departed
- BGM · Binghamton, NY
- Destination
- JST · Johnstown, PA
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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 90 total · 90 in this make and model · 51 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JST, 5 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.