Piper PA-17 N4610H
19 September 2010 · Edwardsburg, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 September 2010 at about 20:46 local time, a Piper PA-17 registered N4610H, operated by Donald S. Duck, was involved in an accident near Edwardsburg, Michigan, United States. 2 people were 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 20:46
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Edwardsburg, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private Airstrip
- Coordinates
- 41.8358, -86.2250
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-17
- Registration
- N4610H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Donald S. Duck
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Edwardsburg → Edwardsburg
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN10CA548
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
A total loss of engine power during takeoff due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot’s improper fuel planning.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that the airplane's fuel gauge indicated that the fuel tanks were about half full during his preflight inspection. He conducted a 45-minute flight and landed. During takeoff on the second flight, the airplane reached about 150 feet of altitude when the engine started to sputter and subsequently experienced a total loss of power. The pilot initiated a return to the private airstrip and during the turn the airplane stalled. The airplane impacted the ground in a left-wing-low attitude, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage and wings. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that there was no fuel in the tanks.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-17 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2010 | Piper PA-17 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | Ben Knapp | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 2007 | Piper PA-17 | Scribner, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2014 | Piper PA 17 | Sand Point, Idaho, United States | Stephan Diedrich | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 2015 | Piper PA-17 | Delphi, Indiana, United States | Eric D. Stull | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 2016 | Piper PA 17 | Keene Valley, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1998 | Piper PA-17 | Bozeman, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2010 | Bell 47G | Plymouth, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 2010 | Drake Ronald A ACRO SPORT 1 | Fowlerville, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2010 | Beechcraft A24R | Muskegon, Michigan, United States | Christopher F. Porter | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2010 | Cessna 172 | Traverse City, Michigan, United States | Northwestern Michigan College | Unknown | - |
| 2 Mar 2010 | Schulke AVID MAGNUM | Lowell, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 2010 | Cessna 182Q | Sparta, Michigan, United States | Kenneth A. Thompson | No injuries | - |