Accident · 1989-09-10

NTSB case MIA89LA244 · PIPER PA-24-180 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-09-10
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: PIPER PA-24-180 (N7946P)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PRIVATE PILOT (DUAL STUDENT) TO ASSURE THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS POSITIONED TO THE PROPER TANK, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION; AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI). THE TREES WERE A RELATED FACTOR.

Source: NTSB case MIA89LA244

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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