19860331024719A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Fallon, NV · March 31, 1986

Date
March 31, 1986 · 13:10 local
Place
Fallon, NV
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6282P
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA86LA090
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
373 total70 in this make and model15 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.

Forced landing in a school yard after fuel was exhausted on a short crosscountry flight. Very hard flat landing.

As the FAA filed it

FORCED LANDING IN A SCHOOL YARD AFTER FUEL WAS EXHAUSTED ON A SHORT CROSSCOUNTRY FLIGHT. VERY HARD FLAT LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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