Piper PA 22-160 N8718D
17 January 2004 · Carefree, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 January 2004 at about 18:00 local time, a Piper PA 22-160 registered N8718D was involved in an accident near Carefree, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Carefree, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.0000, -111.7167
- Aircraft
- Piper PA 22-160
- Registration
- N8718D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Payson → Falcon Field
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX04LA109
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate fuel management by his failure to switch the fuel tank selector position, which resulted in fuel starvation, a loss of engine power.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airline transport pilot reported that the airplane's engine lost power during cruise, and the airplane collided with rocks during the emergency landing on a beach. At the accident site, the right fuel tank was discovered to be empty, and the fuel selector positioned to the right tank. Recovery personnel operating under the supervision of FAA personnel, successfully ran the engine up to 2,300 rpm at a follow-up examination.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-22 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 2004 | Piper PA-22-160 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 2004 | Piper PA-22-20 | Shelton, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 2004 | Piper PA-22-108 | Inverness, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 2004 | Piper PA-22-135 | Indian Trail, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 2004 | Piper PA-22-160 | Beluga, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 2004 | Piper PA-22-160 | Vacaville, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 3,095 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Dec 2004 | Cessna 150J | Amado, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 May 2004 | Piper PA-28-161 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | IATA Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 2004 | Cessna T310R | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 May 2004 | Cessna 180 | Kingman, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 2004 | Cessna T182T | Paulden, Arizona, United States | Timothy J. Coury | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 2004 | Bachman LANCAIR IV-P | Supai, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |