Piper PA-28-140 N44595
6 October 2012 · Beltzville, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 October 2012 at about 21:38 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N44595, operated by Yialamas Constantine G, was involved in an accident near Beltzville, Pennsylvania, 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 21:38
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Beltzville, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.8406, -75.6706
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140
- Registration
- N44595
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Yialamas Constantine G
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Allentown → Allentown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA13CA011
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The flight instructor’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The flight instructor completed a preflight inspection and noted that each wing fuel tank contained about 18 gallons of fuel before departing on the local instructional flight. At the conclusion of the flight, while returning to the departure airport, the engine experienced a total loss of power. The flight instructor stated that he maneuvered the airplane for a forced landing to a field while conducting the emergency landing checklist; however, he said that he did not change the fuel tank selector position. The airplane touched down in the field and impacted a row of trees, resulting in substantial damage to both wings. During postaccident examination, about 18 gallons of fuel was observed in the left wing tank, and about 8 ounces of fuel was drained from the right wing tank. A fuel line was plumbed to the engine, and the engine started and ran through all power settings with no anomalies observed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 2012 | Piper PA-28-140 | Pensacola, Florida, United States | ARD Jonathan L | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 2012 | Piper PA-28-140 | Boonville, Indiana, United States | JF Aircraft LLC | No injuries | - |
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| 4 Jun 2012 | Piper PA-28-181 | Put-in-Bay, Ohio, United States | Bluffton Sky Pirates Inc | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 2012 | Piper PA-28-180 | Berlin, New Jersey, United States | Salisbury Airplane Associates Inc | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 2012 | Piper PA-28-180 | Hillsdale, Michigan, United States | Clarence J Avery | Fatal | 1 |
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