19820818039279A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-235 · Englewood, CO · August 18, 1982

Date
August 18, 1982 · 17:00 local
Place
Englewood, CO
Airport
Arapahoe Co
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N16541
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN82DA167
Reported as
Piper PA28235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B4B5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
577 total35 in this make and model11 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 final. Crashed against embankment short of runway. Fuel selector was on empty auxiliary fuel tank.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL. CRASHED AGAINST EMBANKMENT SHORT OF RUNWAY. FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON EMPTY AUXILIARY FUEL TANK.

NTSB investigation

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