19810103000369A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22 · West Palm Beach, FL · January 3, 1981

Date
January 3, 1981 · 17:30 local
Place
West Palm Beach, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2379A
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA81DKT16
Reported as
Piper PA22
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
135 total135 in this make and model10 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.

Fuel exhaustion on over-water flight. Ditched at sea. Report fuel gauge error. Failed to visually check fuel.

As the FAA filed it

FUEL EXHAUSTION ON OVER-WATER FLIGHT. DITCHED AT SEA. REPORT FUEL GAUGE ERROR. FAILED TO VISUALLY CHECK FUEL.

NTSB investigation

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