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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Seaford, NY · July 8, 1973

Date
July 8, 1973
Place
Seaford, NY
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9981W
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC73FHJ01
Reported as
Piper PA28140
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
151 total11 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Airborne abt 40MIN plt noted fuel gauge read zero thought abt to run out of fuel elected to lnd.

As the FAA filed it

AIRBORNE ABT 40MIN PLT NOTED FUEL GAUGE READ ZERO THOUGHT ABT TO RUN OUT OF FUEL ELECTED TO LND.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N9981W · 1

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