42.1686° N, 76.8297° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Horseheads, NY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 26, 1980 · 06:15 local
Place
Horseheads, NY
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N794
Reported as
Piper J4PIPER
Reported engine
Continental A65*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total5 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine lost power and stopped due to fuel exhaustion. Fuel gauge indicated 1/2 tank.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE LOST POWER AND STOPPED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. FUEL GAUGE INDICATED 1/2 TANK.