- Date
- May 8, 1984, 10:39 local (17:39 UTC)
- Place
- Touchet, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8624WPiper PA-28-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840508016479A
- Case key
- 39911
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was departing a pvt airstrip. During takeoff initial climb the eng failed. The pilot attempted to restart the engine but it would not start. During the forced landing the acft struck a fence. The pilot stated that he selected the left tip tank, which was empty thinking it was the left main tank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8624W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2810139
- Airframe hours
- 1
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B4B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Shamrock Crop Dusting
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 13, 1983 · 6 hours before
- Departed
- Touchet, WA
- Destination
- LWS · Lewiston, ID
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 24,400 total · 23 in this make and model · 15 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ALW, 17 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.