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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Bandon, OR · May 2, 1985

Date
May 2, 1985 · 18:36 local
Place
Bandon, OR
Airport
Bandon State
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5543P
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,354 total750 in this make and model160 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ran out of fuel approaching destination during gear down ferry.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL APPROACHING DESTINATION DURING GEAR DOWN FERRY.