19760525014289A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Hobbs, NM · May 25, 1976

Date
May 25, 1976
Place
Hobbs, NM
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4523X
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN76FQG04
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,257 total70 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Fuel exhaustion when fuel gage indicated 10 gal. Ran into patches of grnd fog at night.

As the FAA filed it

FUEL EXHAUSTION WHEN FUEL GAGE INDICATED 10 GAL. RAN INTO PATCHES OF GRND FOG AT NIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.