19880313005139A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-201T · Bullhead City, AZ · March 13, 1988

Date
March 13, 1988 · 13:45 local
Place
Bullhead City, AZ
Airport
Bullhead Laughlin
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N694ME
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX88LA125
Reported as
Piper PA28R201T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
140 total10 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.

Engine quit on local flight. Crash landed in desert. Fuel injector line broke. Used high boost which killed engine.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON LOCAL FLIGHT. CRASH LANDED IN DESERT. FUEL INJECTOR LINE BROKE. USED HIGH BOOST WHICH KILLED ENGINE.

NTSB investigation

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