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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Wheeling, IL · October 4, 1981

Date
October 4, 1981 · 08:30 local
Place
Wheeling, IL
Airport
Palwaukee
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9303J
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI82FEE01
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A3A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
74 total52 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Engine quit due to fuel starvation on final. Crash-landed in open field. Fuel selector on empty tank, fuel in other

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION ON FINAL. CRASH-LANDED IN OPEN FIELD. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK, FUEL IN OTHER

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N9303J · 1

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