Accident · 1993-08-17

NTSB case ANC93LA151 · PIPER PA-12 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1993-08-17
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: PIPER PA-12 (N123TL)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: WILLIAMS, DAVID E. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): WILLIAMS, DAVID E.

Probable cause

THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE INADEQUATE INSTALLATION INFORMATION SUPPLIED WITH THE STC FOR THE ENGINE UPGRADE.

Source: NTSB case ANC93LA151

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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