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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-235 · San Luis Obispo, CA · March 27, 1987

Date
March 27, 1987 · 14:15 local
Place
San Luis Obispo, CA
Airport
San Luis Obispo County
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9306W
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87LA163
Reported as
Piper PA28235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B4B5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
252 total66 in this make and model10 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 engine failed from fuel exhaustion in the pattern. Suspect the pilot failed to switch fuel selector.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION IN THE PATTERN. SUSPECT THE PILOT FAILED TO SWITCH FUEL SELECTOR.

NTSB investigation

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