19820128002229A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Louisville, KY · January 28, 1982

Date
January 28, 1982 · 17:43 local
Place
Louisville, KY
Airport
Bowman
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3654W
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL82DA043
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
751 total50 in this make and model4 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 on 3 mile final. Struck trees landing on a golf course. Fuel starvation. Failed to switch tanks.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON 3 MILE FINAL. STRUCK TREES LANDING ON A GOLF COURSE. FUEL STARVATION. FAILED TO SWITCH 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.