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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Santa Maria, CA · July 4, 1985

Date
July 4, 1985 · 07:39 local
Place
Santa Maria, CA
Airport
Santa Maria Public
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7198P
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85LA303
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 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.

Ran out of fuel on base leg. Landed southeast of approach end of runway, struck a barbed wire fence and a tree.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON BASE LEG.LANDED SOUTHEAST OF APPROACH END OF RUNWAY, STRUCK A BARBED WIRE FENCE AND A TREE.

NTSB investigation

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