19811105087099A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Hopkinsville, KY · November 5, 1981

Date
November 5, 1981 · 19:30 local
Place
Hopkinsville, KY
Airport
Co
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8227C
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81FA016
Reported as
Piper PA28140
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
832 total412 in this make and model12 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.

Aircraft crashed 3/4 mile from end of runway. No fuel in tanks.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED 3/4 MILE FROM END OF RUNWAY. NO FUEL IN TANKS.

NTSB investigation

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