19790613020239A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Flat Rock, VA · June 13, 1979

Date
June 13, 1979 · 20:00 local
Place
Flat Rock, VA
Airport
Flat Rock
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N43243
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD79DID26
Reported as
Piper PA28151
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
76 total55 in this make and model55 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.

Eng. Stopped during climbout. Returned for lndg with part pwr. Eng. Stopped on final. Hit wires. Fuel - empty tank.

As the FAA filed it

ENG. STOPPED DURING CLIMBOUT. RETURNED FOR LNDG WITH PART PWR. ENG. STOPPED ON FINAL. HIT WIRES. FUEL - EMPTY TANK.

NTSB investigation

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