19800817056099A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Westhampton Bea, NY · August 17, 1980

Date
August 17, 1980 · 19:38 local
Place
Westhampton Bea, NY
Airport
Suffolk Co
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2360P
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC80DA072
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
25 total25 in this make and model25 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 up-wind pattern. Crash-landed in sandy field. One fuel tank dry. Dispatched without fuel on board.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON UP-WIND PATTERN. CRASH-LANDED IN SANDY FIELD. ONE FUEL TANK DRY. DISPATCHED WITHOUT FUEL ON BOARD.

NTSB investigation

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