Piper PA-18-150 N2584P
2 September 1999 · Greenville, Maine, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 2 September 1999 at about 23:00 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N2584P was involved in an accident near Greenville, Maine, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. 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 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greenville, Maine, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150
- Registration
- N2584P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Greenville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC99LA218
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot in command's inattentive management of the fuel supply.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he had departed with the fuel selected on the left tank. While maneuvering over some clear-cut timber, at an altitude of about 300 feet above the ground, the engine suddenly quit. The pilot realized that he had exhausted the fuel in the left tank and attempted to switch to the right tank, which had about 12 gallons of fuel remaining. The engine did not respond, and a forced landing was made to a dirt road.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 1999 | Piper PA-18 | Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States | James T. Ables | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1999 | Piper PA-18-L21B | Vincennes, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1999 | Piper PA-18-150 | Hyannis, Nebraska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1999 | Piper PA-18-150 | Lamar, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1999 | Piper PA-18 | Ekwok, Alaska, United States | Fred C. Noden JR. | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1999 | Piper PA-18-150 | Salem, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,950 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 1999 | Taylorcraft BC-65 | Corinna, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1999 | Cessna 172L | Millinocket, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1999 | Knox HI-MAX | Dixfield, Maine, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1999 | Cessna 152 | Sanford, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1999 | Pratt DOMINATOR | Auburn, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1999 | Piper PA-18-150 | Saddle Island, Maine, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |