Piper PA-22 N3770A

Summary

On 13 July 1998 at about 15:30 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N3770A was involved in an accident near Nehawka, Nebraska, 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.

Date

13 July 1998 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Nehawka, Nebraska, United States

Coordinates

40.8207, -95.9807

Aircraft

Piper PA-22

Registration

N3770A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nebraska City → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI98LA247

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's improper fuel management and his improper use of the fuel tank selector. Factors were fuel starvation and crops.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said that while in cruise flight the engine suffered a loss of power. He said that in response to the loss of power, he tried the carburetor heat, switched the fuel tank selector, and checked the magnetos. He said that when power was not recovered, he switched the fuel selector back to the tank originally selected, and initiated a forced landing in a crop (corn) field. Subsequent to the accident, the fuel selector was found selected to the right fuel tank. There was no leakage from the tank. When the wings were removed to move the airplane, one quart of fuel was removed from the right tank. After the airplane was righted the engine was started and ran with no noted mechanical anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.