19861031052619A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Winston Salem, NC · October 31, 1986

Date
October 31, 1986 · 12:15 local
Place
Winston Salem, NC
Airport
Smith Reynolds
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2373G
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL87LA013
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
48 total24 in this make and model24 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 quit in pattern from fuel exhaustion. Landed short of the runway. Solo student counseled on fuel usage.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT IN PATTERN FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION. LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. SOLO STUDENT COUNSELED ON FUEL USAGE.

NTSB investigation

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