Piper PA-32R N1392H
24 October 2008 · Wasilla, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 October 2008 at about 15:30 local time, a Piper PA-32R registered N1392H, operated by Josh Jacko, was involved in an accident near Wasilla, Alaska, 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 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wasilla, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- South Hollywood Airpark (67AK)
- Coordinates
- 61.5333, -149.6667
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R
- Registration
- N1392H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Josh Jacko
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wasilla → Anchorage
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC09LA007
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A loss of engine power in flight due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel management.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The commercial pilot began his preflight inspection of his airplane for a local personal flight by rocking the wings, and he heard fuel sloshing in the wing fuel tanks. After starting the engine, the pilot noted that the left fuel gauge was indicating about 10 gallons and the right tank was indicating about 15 gallons. The pilot indicated that he taxied the length of the runway before takeoff and made a 180-degree right turn at the end while adding engine power for the takeoff run. About 100 feet above the ground, the engine began to lose power and the pilot switched to the right fuel tank, but the engine did not restart before the airplane descended into trees and impacted the ground. The pilot said that after the accident he noticed that the left wing fuel tank contained about 3 gallons and the right tank contained about 10 to 15 gallons. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector reported that the pilot thought that he may have starved the engine of fuel since the left tank only had about 3 gallons of fuel in it.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2008 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Emporia, Kansas, United States | T-N-J Trucking Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 2008 | Piper PA-32R | North Canton, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Jan 2008 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Brooksville, Florida, United States | Ronald Wilhite | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 2008 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Parowan, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 2008 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Cairn Gorm, United Kingdom | Bernard W. Gomez | Unknown | - |
| 1 Dec 2008 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Middletown, Delaware, United States | RBF Management Co | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2008 | Antonovich Anton B CHALLENGER II | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | Richard H. Roiland | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jul 2008 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | Rainbow King Lodge Inc | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 2008 | Cessna 208B | Bethel, Alaska, United States | Grant Aviation Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 2008 | Piper PA-31-350 | Kodiak, Alaska, United States | Servant Air, Inc. | Fatal | 6 |
| 9 Oct 2008 | Cessna A185F | Kenai, Alaska, United States | Alaska Department of Public Safety | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 2008 | Cessna 172 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |