Piper PA-25C-235 N4394Y
8 August 1983 · Upham, North Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 August 1983 at about 21:00 local time, a Piper PA-25C-235 registered N4394Y was involved in an accident near Upham, North Dakota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Upham, North Dakota, United States
- Coordinates
- 48.5795, -100.7204
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25C-235
- Registration
- N4394Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mandan → Souris
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN83LA191
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 PILOT SAID HE DEPARTED SOURIS WITH APRX 17 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD AND FLEW FOR 1 HOUR AT 500 FEET TO MANDAN, ND. HE DEPARTED MANDAN WITHOUT REFUELING AND FUEL EXHAUSTION OCCURRED ABOUT 1 HOUR LATER. HE HAD FLOWN FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS AT 500 FEET AGL WITH THE FUEL MISTURE LEANED FOR BEST ECONOMY. ACCORDING TO THE ACFT HANDBOOK THE ENGINE WILL CONSUME 15.5 GPH AT 75 PERCENT POWER AND 12.2 GPH AT 60 PERCENT CRUISE. THE ACFT LANDED IN A FIELD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-25C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 1978 | Piper PA-25C | Minot, North Dakota, United States | Aero Flighi In | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1991 | Piper PA-25C-235 | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | Dulin, James A. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 1983 | Weatherly 201B | Thompson, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1983 | Grumman G-164B | Page, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1983 | Cessna 305A | Minot, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1983 | Cessna T188L | Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1983 | Hiller UH-12E | Manning, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1983 | Piper PA-28B-150 | Watford City, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |