- Date
- April 11, 1965
- Place
- Los Banos, CA · LOS BANOS, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8843WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report May 17, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178991
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0626 65/4/11 LOS BANOS CALIF PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1650 N8843W PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 28, 1055 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 49 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS BANOS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PWR PLT-IMPROPER FUEL GAUGE INSTALLED. PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- TANK IN USE EMPTY, GAUGE READ FULL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8843W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Los Banos
N8843WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-235Airframe modelPiper PA-28-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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