19791009032069A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Torreon, NM · October 9, 1979

Date
October 9, 1979 · 19:10 local
Place
Torreon, NM
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N56175
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN80FQA02
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
320 total100 in this make and model24 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. Pilot leveled off high on emergency ldng. Acft stalled. Dropped in

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STOPPED ENROUTE DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. PILOT LEVELED OFF HIGH ON EMERGENCY LDNG. ACFT STALLED. DROPPED IN

NTSB investigation

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