Piper PA-28-140 N1885T
21 July 1982 · Shanksville, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 21 July 1982 at about 13:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N1885T, operated by Louis Mellinger, was involved in an accident near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Shanksville, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140
- Registration
- N1885T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Louis Mellinger
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Somerset → Somerset
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC82FGM14
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING PREFLIGHT THE PLT ESTIMATED HE HAD ABOUT 18 GALS OF FUEL ON BOARD. APPROXIMATELY 10 MIN AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENG QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A POWER LINE POLE DURING THE FORCED LANDING. THE ARPT'S FBO STATED THAT FUEL WAS NOT AVAILABLE AS THE SUPPLY HAD BEEN DEPLETED SINCE 7/15.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-28-181 | Marion, Montana, United States | Barbara A. Chigebrow | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1982 | Piper PA-28-140 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Joel Lambert Baker | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-28-161 | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Venice Flying Service Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1982 | Piper PA-28-140 | Columbia, Missouri, United States | Olan R. McGee | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-28-140 | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Bruce J. Lillie | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-28-235 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Air Tulsa, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 1982 | Schweizer SGS-2-33A | Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, United States | Pittsburg Soaring Club | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1982 | Wayne Ison PDQ-II | Mars, Pennsylvania, United States | C.k. Fahler | Serious injuries | - |
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| 16 Aug 1982 | Piper PA-22-160 | Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, United States | Bernard Rottschaefer | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-28-180 | Buckingham, Pennsylvania, United States | Cornell Flying Service | No injuries | - |
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