19850625027879A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Mt Airy, NC · June 25, 1985

Date
June 25, 1985 · 13:15 local
Place
Mt Airy, NC
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2395G
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL85LA196
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
60 total60 in this make and model60 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.

Engine sputtered and quit near end of solo student crosscountry. Probable fuel exhaustion. Landed in a yard.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT NEAR END OF SOLO STUDENT CROSSCOUNTRY. PROBABLE FUEL EXHAUSTION. LANDED IN A YARD.

NTSB investigation

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