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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23 · Champaign, IL · August 3, 1979

Date
August 3, 1979 · 10:50 local
Place
Champaign, IL
Airport
Willard
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N105EB
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79FEV29
Reported as
Piper PA23
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,150 total1,424 in this make and model80 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.

Both engines failed due to fuel exhaustion. Aircraft struck posts during forced landing.

As the FAA filed it

BOTH ENGINES FAILED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. AIRCRAFT STRUCK POSTS DURING FORCED LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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