19800229004619A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-300 · Appomattox, VA · February 29, 1980

Date
February 29, 1980 · 10:30 local
Place
Appomattox, VA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N77QC
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD80FID08
Reported as
Piper PA31300
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,329 total1,027 in this make and model125 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.

Ran out of fuel en route. Crash landed in a pasture. Failed to ascertain sufficient fuel.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. CRASH LANDED IN A PASTURE. FAILED TO ASCERTAIN SUFFICIENT FUEL.

NTSB investigation

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