19870915053029A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Emmaus, PA · September 15, 1987

Date
September 15, 1987 · 19:20 local
Place
Emmaus, PA
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N15793
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC87LA255
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
97 total5 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ran a fuel tank dry and failed to switch tanks. Crash landed in a basketball court and struck a chain link fence.

As the FAA filed it

RAN A FUEL TANK DRY AND FAILED TO SWITCH TANKS. CRASH LANDED IN A BASKETBALL COURT AND STRUCK A CHAIN LINK FENCE.

NTSB investigation

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