- Date
- September 26, 1988, 14:18 local (18:18 UTC)
- Place
- Keene, NH
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8289TPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880926040539A
- Case key
- 36233
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt received a head inj and was not able to relate the details of the acdt. The acft crashed into trees about 3 mi short of the landing rwy at the conclusion of a cross country flt. An FAA insp examined the wreckage and reported that the fuel selector was set on the rt fuel tank which was empty. Further exam revealed there was no fuel in any of the lines between the fuel selector and the eng and there was no evidence of a leak in the fuel tank selected. The lt wing broke off the fuselage during the acdt and was hanging in a tree at the time of the examination. The eng was run after the acdt and no evidence of a failure or malfunction was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8289T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 288190079
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- P.C.G. Air
- Registered owner
- Chiro Aviation, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Departed
- MVY · Marthasvineyard, MA
- Destination
- EEN
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
- 18
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 95 total · 30 in this make and model · 60 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.