19821218064619A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · West Plains, MO · December 18, 1982

Date
December 18, 1982 · 15:50 local
Place
West Plains, MO
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N56689
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC83LA039
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,067 total58 in this make and model21 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.

Out of fuel, landed on highway. Put in auto fuel and flew to airport for avgas fuel. Engine then quit on takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

OUT OF FUEL, LANDED ON HIGHWAY. PUT IN AUTO FUEL AND FLEW TO AIRPORT FOR AVGAS FUEL. ENGINE THEN QUIT ON TAKEOFF.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N56689 · 1

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