- Date
- July 20, 1992, 19:00 local (Jul 21, 1992, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Burley, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4317PPiper PA-23-160
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920720026019A
- Case key
- 42858
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Probable cause
Fuel exhaustion when anticipated fuel consumption was not adequately calculated.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The Piper pa 23 160 sustained substantial damage when it landed about a half mile short of the runway at Burley, Idaho, after a loss of power in both engines. The pilot had just completed a go around and was on his second approach, at the conclusion of a flight from st. george, UT. FAA inspectors inspected the aircraft and attributed the power loss to both engines to have been from fuel exhaustion. The aircraft had been aloft for less than 3.5 hours. Normal cruise fuel consumption is 16 gph. The aircraft had been fueled to a total of 72 gallons before departure. Calm wind range of the aircraft is approximately 600 nautical miles with VFR reserves. Airway distance for this flight is 388 knots; or 320 knots direct. The cause of excessive fuel consumption was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4317P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23-160
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 231818
- Airframe hours
- 7,137
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B3B, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Wesley F. Johnson
- Registered owner
- Wesley F. Johnson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 17, 1992 · 99 hours before
- Departed
- SGU · St. George, UT
- Destination
- BYI · Burley, ID
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- BYI · Burley Muni, runway 2, 4,094 × 80 ft, asphalt
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
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 254 total · 9 in this make and model · 59 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.