Accident · 1998-10-14

NTSB case IAD99LA010 · Piper PA-32-300 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1998-10-14
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Piper PA-32-300 (N8619N)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Castle Aviation, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): CASTLE AVIATION

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate fuel management that resulted in fuel starvation. Factors in the accident were the improperly timed magneto and an engine driven fuel pump leak.

Source: NTSB case IAD99LA010

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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