19850721032799A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Graford, TX · July 21, 1985

Date
July 21, 1985 · 02:20 local
Place
Graford, TX
Airport
Possum Kingdom
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2323E
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW85LA293
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
129 total100 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Diverted due to lack of runway lights. Ran out of fuel and spiraled to landing, overshot, landed beside runway.

As the FAA filed it

DIVERTED DUE TO LACK OF RUNWAY LIGHTS. RAN OUT OF FUEL AND SPIRALED TO LANDING, OVERSHOT, LANDED BESIDE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N2323E · 1

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