19810108000109A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-235 · Enid, OK · January 8, 1981

Date
January 8, 1981 · 08:15 local
Place
Enid, OK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N38558
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FPJ09
Reported as
Piper PA28235
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,414 total0 in this make and model36 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 due to fuel starvation. Fuel selector on empty tank. Crash-landed in farm field.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. CRASH-LANDED IN FARM FIELD.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N38558 · 1

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