19850927069879A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Bowling Green, KY · September 27, 1985

Date
September 27, 1985 · 19:58 local
Place
Bowling Green, KY
Airport
Bowling Green Warren County
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8450K
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL85FLQ01
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
184 total25 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Landed in cornfield after engine quit due to fuel exhaustion on crosscountry flight. Gear sheared, fuselage buckle.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED IN CORNFIELD AFTER ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION ON CROSSCOUNTRY FLIGHT. GEAR SHEARED, FUSELAGE BUCKLE.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N8450K · 1

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