19880228003819A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Plymouth, MA · February 28, 1988

Date
February 28, 1988 · 15:35 local
Place
Plymouth, MA
Airport
Plymouth Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5435P
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC88LA096
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
403 total403 in this make and model32 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.

Engine quit on final when fuel tank selected ran dry. Crashed in trees. Other full tank contained 16 gallons.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL WHEN FUEL TANK SELECTED RAN DRY. CRASHED IN TREES. OTHER FULL TANK CONTAINED 16 GALLONS.

NTSB investigation

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