19790417042899A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Smithville, NJ · April 17, 1979

Date
April 17, 1979 · 19:45 local
Place
Smithville, NJ
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7318P
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC79FA038
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,084 total84 in this make and model48 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.

Engine quit circling to land. Hit trees near runway. No malfunctions found. Indicates ran a fuel tank dry.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT CIRCLING TO LAND. HIT TREES NEAR RUNWAY. NO MALFUNCTIONS FOUND. INDICATES RAN A FUEL TANK DRY.

NTSB investigation

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