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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28R · Anderson Is, WA · June 2, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 2, 1978
Place
Anderson Is, WA · ANDERSON IS, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N322HCPiper PA-28R
Status
Completed · report July 28, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780602013559A
Case key
141806

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1362   78/6/2    ANDERSON IS,WA      PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 132
        TIME - 1415                    N322HC              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 107 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OLYMPIA,WA                  BELEVUE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- R TANK EMPTY,L TANK RUPTURED,SELECTOR FOUND ON L TANK.NO FUEL FOUND IN DISTRIBUTION VALVE OR PUMP.

Aircraft

Registration
N322HC
Reported as
Piper PA-28R
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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