19791113037619A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA18 · Lynnwood, WA · November 13, 1979

Date
November 13, 1979 · 16:35 local
Place
Lynnwood, WA
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4122E
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA80DYE08
Reported as
Piper PA18
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ran out of fuel. Undershot landing area. Struck trees on final approach.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL. UNDERSHOT LANDING AREA. STRUCK TREES ON FINAL APPROACH.

NTSB investigation

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