19850405011039A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Key West, FL · April 5, 1985

Date
April 5, 1985 · 13:50 local
Place
Key West, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8705N
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA85LA141
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A3A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
144 total70 in this make and model35 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.

Lost power due to fuel exhaustion and ditched in ocean waters. Aircraft flipped over in shallow water.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AND DITCHED IN OCEAN WATERS. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER IN SHALLOW WATER.

NTSB investigation

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