19800924042679A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Kamas, UT · September 24, 1980

Date
September 24, 1980 · 22:00 local
Place
Kamas, UT
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N54445
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN80FTM40
Reported as
Piper PA28140
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total1,000 in this make and model100 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.

Aircraft crashed due to fuel exhaustion. Pilot estimated more fuel than he actually had.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. PILOT ESTIMATED MORE FUEL THAN HE ACTUALLY HAD.

NTSB investigation

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