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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · New Braunfels, TX · July 12, 1982

Date
July 12, 1982 · 20:12 local
Place
New Braunfels, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N25187
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW82DA280
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
105 total58 in this make and model24 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.

Exhausted fuel from right tank. Failed to switch to other tank with fuel. Crash landed on a hillside.

As the FAA filed it

EXHAUSTED FUEL FROM RIGHT TANK. FAILED TO SWITCH TO OTHER TANK WITH FUEL. CRASH LANDED ON A HILLSIDE.

NTSB investigation

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