- Date
- October 31, 1983, 19:00 local (Nov 1, 1983, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Prospectville, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N39955Piper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831031057769A
- Case key
- 35459
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Analysis
The pilot said that as he turned final he was too high and to the right of the rwy so he slipped the acft to the left to line up. The left fuel tank, which he was using was very low on fuel. The aprch was too high so he decided to go around. As the acft was pulled up, the engine was starved of fuel and quit. He attempted a restart but was unsuccessful. The acft landed in a corn field, collided with a ditch and bent the nose gear and damaged the right main gear.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N39955
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 79-90022
- Airframe hours
- 400
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Warren Knight Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 15, 1982 · 55 hours before
- Departed
- Dayton, OH
- Airport
- N34 · Turner Field, runway 32, 2,150 × 50 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 515 total · 385 in this make and model · 426 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F
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 N39955 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.