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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28150 · Placerville, CA · July 25, 1981

Date
July 25, 1981 · 23:00 local
Place
Placerville, CA
Airport
El Dorado Co
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6441W
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81DVG54
Reported as
Piper PA28150
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
940 total21 in this make and model35 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.

Pilot made emergency landing in parking lot due to fuel exhaustion. Aircraft damaged when it hit fire hydrant.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN PARKING LOT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. AIRCRAFT DAMAGED WHEN IT HIT FIRE HYDRANT.

NTSB investigation

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