# NTSB SEA78FYE25: Piper PA-28R, N322HC, Anderson Is, WA, June 2, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1978
- Place: Anderson Is, WA · ANDERSON IS, WA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141806
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78FYE25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYE25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N322HC), registered now, S/N 28R-31096, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (registry code 7102809) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780602013559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780602013559A), Jun 2, 1978: Piper PA28R180, Anderson Is, WA, Substantial damage. R tank empty,l tank ruptured,selector found on l tank. No fuel foun distribution valve or pump.

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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