MINR · PIPER PA-22 · 2024-05-13 · Enderlin, ND, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN24LA184
Event ID
20240514194253
Type
Accident
Date
2024-05-13
Location
Enderlin, ND, USA
Coordinates
46.6268, -97.6202
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
3
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-22
Registration
N669A
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to properly inspect and sump the fuel system before the flight and the maintenance personnel’s inadequate maintenance of the fuel system which resulted in fuel starvation and the subsequent loss of engine power due to the contamination of the right tank fuel gascolator and fuel lines.