19841103074659A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Jasper, FL · November 3, 1984

Date
November 3, 1984 · 18:00 local
Place
Jasper, FL
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N777WM
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA85FA022
Reported as
Piper PA30
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320B1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
888 total295 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.

Main fuel tanks dry, switched back to auxiliary with little fuel. Made precautionary landing. Hit dirt mound.

As the FAA filed it

MAIN FUEL TANKS DRY, SWITCHED BACK TO AUXILIARY WITH LITTLE FUEL. MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. HIT DIRT MOUND.

NTSB investigation

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