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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Wilmington, DE · February 1, 1981

Date
February 1, 1981 · 13:30 local
Place
Wilmington, DE
Airport
Greater Wilmingto
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6423J
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC81FHD12
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
96 total11 in this make and model43 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 on final. Impacted rough ground short of runway. Found fuel selector on empty tank.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL. IMPACTED ROUGH GROUND SHORT OF RUNWAY. FOUND FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK.

NTSB investigation

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