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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28151 · Thistle, UT · June 6, 1981

Date
June 6, 1981 · 17:45 local
Place
Thistle, UT
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9627K
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN81FTM26
Reported as
Piper PA28151
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,383 total3 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost power en route at 400 feet AGL. Passenger reported pilot ran one tank dry. Failed to switch to full tank.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER EN ROUTE AT 400 FEET AGL. PASSENGER REPORTED PILOT RAN ONE TANK DRY. FAILED TO SWITCH TO FULL 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.