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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Verna, FL · September 23, 1983

Date
September 23, 1983 · 18:30 local
Place
Verna, FL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7032W
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA83IA237
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A3A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
894 total0 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 reported a forced landing due to fuel exhaustion. Struck a ditch on rollout in a field with tall grass.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED A FORCED LANDING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. STRUCK A DITCH ON ROLLOUT IN A FIELD WITH TALL GRASS.

NTSB investigation

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