19871108062489A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA12 · Corona, CA · November 8, 1987

Date
November 8, 1987 · 17:00 local
Place
Corona, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N92783
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX88LA034
Reported as
Piper PA12
Reported engine
Lycoming O235C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,979 total748 in this make and model59 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 out of fuel and crashed after a glass sight fuel gage broke and fuel drained out. Believe gage damaged prior.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL AND CRASHED AFTER A GLASS SIGHT FUEL GAGE BROKE AND FUEL DRAINED OUT. BELIEVE GAGE DAMAGED PRIOR.

NTSB investigation

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