Aviation accident CHI98LA235

1 fatal · Piper PA-22-108 · 1998-07-01 · SPEARFISH, SD, USA

Event

NTSB number: CHI98LA235
Event ID: 20001211X10489
Type: Accident
Date: 1998-07-01
Location: SPEARFISH, SD, USA
Coordinates: 44.480125, -103.839134

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 1
Serious: 0
Minor: 1
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 2

Aircraft

Make: Piper
Model: PA-22-108
Registration: N5181Z
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

the pilots improper preflight planning, which failed to detect the fuel selector positioned on the left fuel tank, which had insufficient fuel, resulting in fuel starvation, and the loss of engine power.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown