19870128001229A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA31310 · Medford, OK · January 28, 1987

Date
January 28, 1987 · 17:00 local
Place
Medford, OK
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N76ND
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW87LA049
Reported as
Piper PA31310
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540A2C
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
962 total6 in this make and model66 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.

The engines failed from fuel exhaustion on final approach. The pilot was attempting to land due to low fuel.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINES FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION ON FINAL APPROACH. THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND DUE TO LOW 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.