19800601017629A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Colorado Spring, CO · June 1, 1980

Date
June 1, 1980 · 15:16 local
Place
Colorado Spring, CO
Airport
Colorado Springs
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2918Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN80FTE49
Reported as
Piper PA28181
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
97 total73 in this make and model5 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 on final approach. Crash-landed short of runway. Fuel selector on empty tank.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL APPROACH. CRASH-LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK.

NTSB investigation

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