19811031070979A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Sheridan, MT · October 31, 1981

Date
October 31, 1981 · 15:50 local
Place
Sheridan, MT
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7306Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN82FTI05
Reported as
Piper PA30
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320B1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,755 total705 in this make and model25 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.

Za both engines quit from fuel exhaustion en route. Wing hit bushes on side of road picked for forced landing.

As the FAA filed it

ZA BOTH ENGINES QUIT FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION EN ROUTE. WING HIT BUSHES ON SIDE OF ROAD PICKED FOR FORCED LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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