19811024069329A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Howell, MI · October 24, 1981

Date
October 24, 1981 · 16:30 local
Place
Howell, MI
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7439D
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI82FEC05
Reported as
Piper PA22150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total50 in this make and model20 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.

Engine quit en route. Crash landed. Fuel selector was on empty tank. No engine malfunctions found.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. CRASH LANDED. FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON EMPTY TANK. NO ENGINE MALFUNCTIONS FOUND.

NTSB investigation

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