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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Promontory Poin, UT · September 7, 1981

Date
September 7, 1981 · 15:02 local
Place
Promontory Poin, UT
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9746T
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN81DTM41
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
82 total12 in this make and model17 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 near destination. Landed on a road, lost control, veered off road into rocks.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL NEAR DESTINATION. LANDED ON A ROAD, LOST CONTROL, VEERED OFF ROAD INTO ROCKS.

NTSB investigation

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