- Date
- March 10, 1974
- Place
- Caldwell, ID · CALDWELL, ID
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6290WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report May 7, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740310006619A
- Case key
- 186489
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0647 74/3/10 CALDWELL,ID PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 28, 210 TIME - 1725 N6290W PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CALDWELL MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CALDWELL,ID LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: GO-AROUND STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION REMARKS- L TANK EMPTY,SELECTOR ON L TANK.R TANK FULL.PLT PRACTICE TO RUN ONE TANK EMPTY BEFORE SWITCHING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6290W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Caldwell Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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