NTSB Identification: SEA85LA037.
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 26645.
Accident occurred Wednesday, December 26, 1984 in BOISE, ID
Aircraft: PIPER PA-34-200T, registration: CGTQE
Injuries: 6 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.ON FINAL APPROACH, THE PILOT'S WIFE, ALSO A RATED PILOT, WAS REVIEWING THE LANDING CHECK LIST. AT ITEM 'HEATERS OFF' SHE INADVERTENTLY TURNED FUEL SELECTORS TO OFF. BOTH ENGINES LOST PWR AND PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING SHORT OF RUNWAY IN ROUGH TERRAIN, COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
SUPERVISION..IMPROPER..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors
TERRAIN CONDITION..ROUGH/UNEVEN
Contributing Factors
FUEL TANK SELECTOR POSITION..INADVERTENT USE..COPILOT/SECOND PILOT
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