NONE · PIPER PA-32-300 · 1989-04-26 · EUFAULA, OK, USA
Event
NTSB number
FTW89LA087
Event ID
20001213X28101
Type
Accident
Date
1989-04-26
Location
EUFAULA, OK, USA
Coordinates
35.290836, -95.580543
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-32-300
Registration
N8654N
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER POSITIONING OF THE FUEL SELECTOR, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION, AND HIS FAILURE TO FOLLOWED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: ROUGH TERRAIN IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.