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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Delran Township, NJ · October 25, 1980

Date
October 25, 1980 · 15:19 local
Place
Delran Township, NJ
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5509P
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC81FHD04
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,719 total152 in this make and model127 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 during vectors to destination. Struck power-pole on landing. Fuel tanks were empty.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT DURING VECTORS TO DESTINATION. STRUCK POWER-POLE ON LANDING. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.

NTSB investigation

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