SERS · PIPER PA-24-250 · 1995-07-22 · WATERTOWN, WI, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI95LA236
Event ID
20001207X03908
Type
Accident
Date
1995-07-22
Location
WATERTOWN, WI, USA
Coordinates
43.190448, -88.719566
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-24-250
Registration
N999JS
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
fuel exhaustion resulting from the improper fuel bladder installation by maintenance personnel. Factors associated with this accident were the collapsed fuel bladder that eliminated about 30 percent of the available fuel in the left tank that the pilot had been relying upon for the flight and operating the airplane with a known equipment deficiency: fuel tank quanity indicators.