19800216002869A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Durham, NC · February 16, 1980

Date
February 16, 1980 · 01:25 local
Place
Durham, NC
Airport
Raleigh-Durham
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N56810
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD80FLJ07
Reported as
Piper PA28151
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
255 total241 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.

Strong headwinds enroute. Ran out of fuel on long final for runway. Airplane crashed in trees.

As the FAA filed it

STRONG HEADWINDS ENROUTE. RAN OUT OF FUEL ON LONG FINAL FOR RUNWAY. AIRPLANE CRASHED IN TREES.

NTSB investigation

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