- Date
- October 22, 1983, 18:04 local (22:04 UTC)
- Place
- West Mifflin, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6247ZPiper PA-25
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831022055059A
- Case key
- 35455
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot said that prior to departure he visually checked the tanks, found fuel in the tanks and the fuel indicator working properly. On final aprch at destination, the engine stopped and the acft landed in trees aprx 2 miles short of the rwy. During post accident exam no fuel could be found in the fuel tanks, gascolator or fuel quantity transmitter.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6247Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-304
- Airframe hours
- 3,161
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jones Air, Inc.
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 7, 1983 · 44 hours before
- Departed
- Monroeville, PA
- Airport
- AGC · Allegheny Co., runway 10, 6,500 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 38
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,416 total · 120 in this make and model · 1,306 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 10 knots, gusting 5
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 46 °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.