19811030071119A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA24250 · Chapel Hill, NC · October 30, 1981

Date
October 30, 1981 · 21:32 local
Place
Chapel Hill, NC
Airport
Horace Williams
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N222JG
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL82FLJ02
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1D5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
709 total9 in this make and model9 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. Crashed into a ravine on forced landing. Found fuel selector on empty tank. No engine defect.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. CRASHED INTO A RAVINE ON FORCED LANDING. FOUND FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. NO ENGINE DEFECT.

NTSB investigation

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