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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA31350 · Henderson, TX · April 18, 1988

Date
April 18, 1988 · 21:08 local
Place
Henderson, TX
Airport
Rusk County
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
AXCA
Aircraft
N59981
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW88IA092
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540J2BD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total22 in this make and model6 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.

Forced landing due to fuel exhaustion. Evidence of fuel leak. Also showed evidence of poor maintenance practices.

As the FAA filed it

FORCED LANDING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAK. ALSO SHOWED EVIDENCE OF POOR MAINTENANCE PRACTICES.

NTSB investigation

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