Plane Crash List

Piper PA-24-250 N5836P

19 April 1985 · Fellsmere, Florida, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 19 April 1985 at about 14:25 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N5836P, operated by William . Rumpf, was involved in an accident near Fellsmere, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 14:25
Classification
Accident
Location
Fellsmere, Florida, United States
Coordinates
27.7608, -80.5906
Aircraft
Piper PA-24-250
Registration
N5836P
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
William . Rumpf
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Ellenton → Vero Beach
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA85LA149

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 1 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

THE ACFT MADE A FORCED LANDING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION IN AN OPEN FIELD. ON THE LANDING ROLL, THE NOSEWHEEL STRUCK A DITCH CAUSING IT TO FOLD AND THE ACFT CAME TO A STOP RESTING ON IT'S NOSE. THE PLT HAD DETERMINED THE AMOUNT OF FUEL ON BOARD PRIOR TO TAKEOFF BY STICKING A TWIG IN THE TANKS. THE FLT LASTED FOR 40 MINS. ACCORDING TO PUBLISHED INFO BY THE ACFT MANUFACTURER, AT 75% POWER AT 1000 FT, FUEL CONSUMPTION IS 10 GPH. THE PLT STATED HE THOUGHT HE HAD 22 GALS OF FUEL PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. AN EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL TANKS BY FAA PERSONNEL AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED NO USABLE FUEL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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