19800411008619A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Texarkana, TX · April 11, 1980

Date
April 11, 1980 · 12:57 local
Place
Texarkana, TX
Airport
Webb
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6943P
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80FA063
Reported as
Piper PA24250
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total207 in this make and model13 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.

Departed on IFR trip without topping tanks. Encountered holding and headwinds. Ran out of fuel on VOR approach.

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED ON IFR TRIP WITHOUT TOPPING TANKS. ENCOUNTERED HOLDING AND HEADWINDS. RAN OUT OF FUEL ON VOR 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.