- Date
- October 12, 1985, 18:30 local (Oct 13, 1985, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Panaca, NV
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N35533Piper PA-31-350
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 40319
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Analysis
A forced landing onto rough terrain was made due to fuel exhaustion.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Fluid,fuel - exhaustionFactor
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateCause
Fuel supply - inadequateCause
In-flight planning/decision - improperCause
Forced landing
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Aircraft
- Registration
- N35533
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31-350
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31-8052047
- Airframe hours
- 5,973
- Engine
- Lycoming TI0-540-J2BD, 350 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Laurence Similey
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 17, 1985 · 12 hours before
- Departed
- ELK · Elko, NV
- Destination
- LAS · Las Vegas, NV
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
- 44
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 14,000 total · 1,402 in this make and model · 13,700 as pilot in command · 169 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
Other investigations on N35533 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.