19811229084499A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · St Augustine, FL · December 29, 1981

Date
December 29, 1981 · 14:45 local
Place
St Augustine, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7114R
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA82DLA06
Reported as
Piper PA28140
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
672 total672 in this make and model14 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.

Off course over ocean, on top. Ran out of fuel. Ditched in ocean. Failed to check en route weather.

As the FAA filed it

OFF COURSE OVER OCEAN, ON TOP. RAN OUT OF FUEL. DITCHED IN OCEAN. FAILED TO CHECK EN ROUTE WEATHER.

NTSB investigation

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