- Date
- July 5, 1985, 08:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Mccall, ID
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5829PPiper PA-24-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850705034709A
- Case key
- 40203
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Analysis
The acft was damaged during a forced landing in a fld following fuel exhaustion. The plt reported he departed yellow pine, ID, with the fuel gages indicating 1/2. Upon reaching an alt of 10,000 ft, the eng quit due to fuel exhaustion. The right fuel tank was then selected and the eng was restarted. A landing was made at cascade, ID, to obtain fuel, however, fuel was not available at the arpt. Takeoff from cascade was made with the fuel gage indicating 1/4 full. At an alt of 6,500 ft, 3 miles from Mccall arpt, the eng quit once again due to fuel exhaustion and the forced landing resulted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5829P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-910
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-A1A5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Floyd Blamiers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 3U2 · Yellow Pine, ID
- Destination
- MYL · Mccall, ID
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 806 total · 65 in this make and model · 682 as pilot in command · 34 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5829P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.