Piper PA-11-90 CFGNB

Summary

On 29 August 1983 at about 01:15 local time, a Piper PA-11-90 registered CFGNB was involved in an accident near Babb, Montana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 August 1983 at 01:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Babb, Montana, United States

Coordinates

48.7795, -113.3706

Aircraft

Piper PA-11-90

Registration

CFGNB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Carway, Alberta → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN83LA202

Nobody was injured.

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

THE PILOT SAID THAT BEFORE TAKEOFF, HE FUELED THE LEFT TANK OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE RIGHT TANK WAS REPORTEDLY EMPTY. FIVE OR TEN MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT PUT THE ACFT INTO A 5 DEGREE LEFT FORWARD SLIP FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS. AS SOON AS THE PILOT RETURNED THE ACFT TO LEVEL FLIGHT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED VARIOUS PROCEDURES, BUT COULD NOT RESTORE POWER TO THE ENGINE. HE MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A SMALL POND. AS THE ACFT SLOWED AND CAME OFF THE STEP, THE LEFT FLOAT STRUCK SUBMERGED WILLOW STICKS AND SANK. THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND STRUCK THE WATER. THE PILOT SAID THAT THIS FUEL TANK DOES NOT HAVE A DRAIN AND UNLESS YOU DRAW APRX 1 GALLON OF FUEL THRU THE GASCOLATOR, WATER WILL NOT SHOWUP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.