- Date
- April 22, 1984, 23:37 local (Apr 23, 1984, 04:37 UTC)
- Place
- Gathersburg, MD
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N84400Piper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840422016349A
- Case key
- 35405
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
While on a second attempt to intercept the LOC on the ILS 23 apch at frederick, MD, the plt reported a low fuel condition to baltimore ATC. At this time ATC suggested the plt fly to either baltimore (34 miles se) or to dulles (25 miles sw) for an apch. A heading of 090 degs was issued for baltimore. The plt then stated to ATC that one of the fuel tanks was empty at which time vectors were issued for the ndb-a apch at montgomery county airpark, gaithersburg, MD. When 3 1/2 miles nne of the arpt, the plt reported a total loss of power. The time period between the plts first low fuel report to ATC and the loss of power report was 19 minutes. The acft crashed in a residential area 2 1/2 miles nnw of the arpt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84400
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8216004
- Airframe hours
- 1,080
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Frederick Aviation,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Shenandoah Airways
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 30, 1984 · 85 hours before
- Departed
- MMU · Morristown, NJ
- Destination
- FDK · Frederick, MD
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- GAI · Montgomery Co. Airpark
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
- 47
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 916 total · 650 in this make and model · 858 as pilot in command · 31 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.