NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CHI84LA047
Registry · N8921P
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PIPER PA-24-260
Year of manufacture
1966 · 17 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19660207
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AC4F4B
Registrant of record
OWENS GREGORY E
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE PLT STATED THAT DURING THE PREFLT, HE VISUALLY CHECKED THE FUEL & ESTEMATED THAT THE LEFT TANK WAS APRX 1/4 FULL & THE RIGHT TANK WAS ABOUT 1/2 FULL. HE MADE HIS PRETAKEOFF CHECKS, BUT STAYED ON THE GROUND LONGER THAN NORMAL TO ALLOW THE OIL TO WARM UP. HE THEN BEGAN HIS TAKEOFF USING HIS LEFT FUEL TANK. AFTER CLIMBING TO ABOUT 75 FT, THE ENG SPUTTERED, THEN QUIT RUNNING. A GEAR UP LANDING WAS THEN MADE & THE ACFT SLID TO A STOP AT THE END OF THE RWY. ABOUT 1 QUART OF FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE LEFT FUEL TANK AFTER THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1983_CHI84LA047.txt.
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