Accident · 1995-04-21

NTSB case SEA95LA088 · PIPER PA-28-236 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1995-04-21
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-236 (N2101X)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Pavco, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): PAVCO

Probable cause

FUEL STARVATION DUE TO AN UNLOCKED MIXTURE CONTROL THAT HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY RIGGED. A FACTOR WAS THE DITCH IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

Source: NTSB case SEA95LA088

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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