19850820039639A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Farmerville, LA · August 20, 1985

Date
August 20, 1985 · 14:45 local
Place
Farmerville, LA
Airport
Farmerville
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8050P
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW85LA326
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
840 total30 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.

Engine lost power during initial climb and struck trees during descent. Fuel selector on empty tank.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER DURING INITIAL CLIMB AND STRUCK TREES DURING DESCENT. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK.

NTSB investigation

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