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FAA incident report · Piper PA24 · Oakland, CA · September 29, 1987

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Date
September 29, 1987 · 15:35 local
Place
Oakland, CA
Airport
Metropolitan Oakland International
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N5940P
Reported as
Piper PA24
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total1 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days
N5940PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-180S/N 24-1030 · Built 1959Airframe modelPiper PA-24-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Engine stoppage over city, landed safely. Gas tank in operation was empty. Refueled and returned.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STOPPAGE OVER CITY, LANDED SAFELY. GAS TANK IN OPERATION WAS EMPTY. REFUELED AND RETURNED.