19860310005919A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28140 · Krotz Springs, LA · March 10, 1986

Date
March 10, 1986 · 22:15 local
Place
Krotz Springs, LA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N40820
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW86FRD10
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,847 total500 in this make and model68 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.

Crash occurred during attempted emergency landing after fuel exhaustion. Carburetor out of adjustment.

As the FAA filed it

CRASH OCCURRED DURING ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER FUEL EXHAUSTION. CARBURETOR OUT OF ADJUSTMENT.

NTSB investigation

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