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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28181 · Cheboygan, MI · August 19, 1981

Date
August 19, 1981 · 20:40 local
Place
Cheboygan, MI
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7703W
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81FEM37
Reported as
Piper PA28181
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
67 total9 in this make and model10 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.

Ran out of fuel en route. Overshot open field on forced landing. Crashed into trees. Aware of low fuel, pressed on.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. OVERSHOT OPEN FIELD ON FORCED LANDING. CRASHED INTO TREES. AWARE OF LOW FUEL, PRESSED ON.

NTSB investigation

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