19850810040339A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Falfurrias, TX · August 10, 1985

Date
August 10, 1985 · 22:30 local
Place
Falfurrias, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1020D
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW85LA314
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,053 total65 in this make and model97 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Erratic flight path due precessing directional gyro. Accident occurred during emegency landing after fuel exhaustion

As the FAA filed it

ERRATIC FLIGHT PATH DUE PRECESSING DIRECTIONAL GYRO.ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING EMEGENCY LANDING AFTER FUEL EXHAUSTION

NTSB investigation

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