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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA31325 · Elgin Afb, FL · May 6, 1984

Date
May 6, 1984 · 10:16 local
Place
Elgin Afb, FL
Airport
Elgin Afb
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
ORLA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3586W
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA84FA162
Reported as
Piper PA31325
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540F2BD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,600 total600 in this make and model150 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.

Crash occurred when engines quit from fuel exhaustion during instrument approach.

As the FAA filed it

CRASH OCCURRED WHEN ENGINES QUIT FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION DURING INSTRUMENT APPROACH.

NTSB investigation

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