# NTSB SEA68A0043: Piper PA-24, N6091P, Seattle, WA, December 10, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 10, 1967
- Place: Seattle, WA · SEATTLE, WA
- Location: 47.6062° N, 122.3321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seattle, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6062&lon=-122.3321&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112500
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68A0043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68A0043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4778  67/12/10   SEATTLE,WASH        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0808                    N6091P              PX-  0  0  2  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      AGE 34, 1362 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        127 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEATTLE-TACOMA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LT TANK FUEL GAUGE INDICATED ONE-FOURTH FULL WHEN EMPTY.PLT FAILED TO SWITCH TANKS IN TIME.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6091P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6091P-1981-05-07), registration cancelled 1981-05-07, S/N 24-1191 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Seattle-Tacoma

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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