19851126076289A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Ukiah, CA · November 26, 1985

Date
November 26, 1985 · 16:30 local
Place
Ukiah, CA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N123
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX86LA047
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540C1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
322 total171 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Engines quit, main fuel tanks empty. Landed long, fast, overran runway. Hit localizer antennas. Aux tanks had fuel.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINES QUIT, MAIN FUEL TANKS EMPTY. LANDED LONG, FAST, OVERRAN RUNWAY. HIT LOCALIZER ANTENNAS. AUX TANKS HAD FUEL.

NTSB investigation

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