19830530025269A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Kaunakakai, HI · May 30, 1983

Date
May 30, 1983 · 18:00 local
Place
Kaunakakai, HI
Airport
Molokai
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N31914
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83LA263
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
113 total5 in this make and model0 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.

Pilot run left tank dry and engine quit. Aircraft damaged during emergency landing. Right tank full of fuel.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT RUN LEFT TANK DRY AND ENGINE QUIT. AIRCRAFT DAMAGED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING. RIGHT TANK FULL OF FUEL.

NTSB investigation

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