19791117032759A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28161 · Bennington, VT · November 17, 1979

Date
November 17, 1979 · 19:30 local
Place
Bennington, VT
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8118V
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC80FNC04
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
111 total110 in this make and model37 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 quit en route at night. Made emergency landing in trees. No engine defects found. Possible fuel problem.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE AT NIGHT. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN TREES. NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND. POSSIBLE FUEL PROBLEM.

NTSB investigation

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