19790804019459A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Mckenzie, TN · August 4, 1979

Date
August 4, 1979 · 16:30 local
Place
Mckenzie, TN
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5345P
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD79DLT06
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,148 total200 in this make and model30 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 stopped enroute due to fuel exhaustion. Unable to obtain fuel at first fuel stop. Oversjot emergency landing

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STOPPED ENROUTE DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. UNABLE TO OBTAIN FUEL AT FIRST FUEL STOP. OVERSJOT EMERGENCY 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.