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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Beluga, AK · April 18, 1985

Date
April 18, 1985 · 17:30 local
Place
Beluga, AK
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4228M
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC85LA069
Reported as
Piper PA12
Reported engine
Lycoming O235*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
609 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.

According to pilot low fuel situation caused engine to quit during maneuvers and aircraft crashed into wooded area.

As the FAA filed it

ACCORDING TO PILOT LOW FUEL SITUATION CAUSED ENGINE TO QUIT DURING MANEUVERS AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO WOODED AREA.

NTSB investigation

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