19831223063529A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Oak Mountain St, AL · December 23, 1983

Date: December 23, 1983 · 17:35 local
Place: Oak Mountain St, AL
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N56494
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL84LA073
Reported as: Piper PA28140
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E3D
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 151 total65 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

N56494Registration cancelled Jul 19, 2013 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-73-25640 · Built 1973 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot got off course on cross country, exhausted fuel, and crash occurred during emergency landing.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT GOT OFF COURSE ON CROSS COUNTRY, EXHAUSTED FUEL, AND CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ATL84LA073Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOak Mountain, ALWhile en route, the plt arrived at a check point 18 min behind schedule. Aprx 25 min later, he tuned in an incorrect VOR frequency that he had written down on his flt plan. The station that he tuned in was east of the desired station & the geographic features…Dec 23, 1983 · Substantial damage