NONE · Piper PA-20 · 2000-06-04 · QUINAULT, WA, USA
Event
NTSB number
SEA00LA098
Event ID
20001212X21329
Type
Accident
Date
2000-06-04
Location
QUINAULT, WA, USA
Coordinates
47.440181, -123.770095
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-20
Registration
N7737K
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
Fuel starvation due to the pilot's failure to position the fuel selector valve to the proper/correct position while switching fuel tanks. Factors include unreliable fuel selector valve position detents, having no suitable terrain in which to execute a forced landing, and a high rate of descent at the moment the aircraft touched down.