19811221081629A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Bergheim, TX · December 21, 1981

Date
December 21, 1981 · 15:30 local
Place
Bergheim, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4192R
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW82FRG18
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
325 total225 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Ran out of fuel en route, crash landed in rough terrain. Was fueled 3 months prior to flight. Airborne only 20 min.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE, CRASH LANDED IN ROUGH TERRAIN. WAS FUELED 3 MONTHS PRIOR TO FLIGHT.AIRBORNE ONLY 20 MIN.

NTSB investigation

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