19810622036199A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Roosevelt, UT · June 22, 1981

Date
June 22, 1981 · 10:30 local
Place
Roosevelt, UT
Airport
Roosevelt
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5386L
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN81FTM30
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
980 total480 in this make and model62 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.

Landed in farm field out of fuel. Put fuel in right tank. Engine quit again on takeoff. Fuel selector on left tank.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED IN FARM FIELD OUT OF FUEL. PUT FUEL IN RIGHT TANK. ENGINE QUIT AGAIN ON TAKEOFF. FUEL SELECTOR ON LEFT 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.