- Date
- August 5, 1974
- Place
- Eatonville, WA · EATONVILLE, WA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2171RPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report January 28, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740805034139A
- Case key
- 138677
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3827 74/8/5 EATONVILLE,WASH PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1900 TIME - 0900 N2171R PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SWANSON FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BURLEY,ID OLYMPIA,WASH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- RAN OUT OF FUEL & OVERSHOT LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2171R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Swanson Field
N2171RRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.