Piper PA-22 N7245D

Summary

On 7 August 1996 at about 18:22 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N7245D was involved in an accident near Flushing, Michigan, 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.

Date

7 August 1996 at 18:22

Classification

Accident

Location

Flushing, Michigan, United States

Coordinates

43.0600, -83.8409

Aircraft

Piper PA-22

Registration

N7245D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chesaning → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI96LA276

Nobody was injured.

fuel exhaustion caused by the failure of the pilot to select a fuel tank with fuel remaining.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane flipped over during a forced landing in a bean field, following a total loss of engine power. Postflight examination revealed that the right wing tank was full of fuel, and the left wing tank was empty. The fuel valve selector was found selected to the left wing tank. Both wing tanks use vented fuel caps, and are routed to a single fuel valve. During a engine run up following the accident no abnormalities with the airplane's engine were noted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.