19880418061249A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Mcdavid, FL · April 18, 1988

Date
April 18, 1988 · 13:35 local
Place
Mcdavid, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2322F
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA88LA155
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,050 total150 in this make and model150 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.

Pilot reported fuel exhaustion caused power loss. Landed on a road hit road sign. Veered into trees and ditch.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED FUEL EXHAUSTION CAUSED POWER LOSS. LANDED ON A ROAD HIT ROAD SIGN. VEERED INTO TREES AND DITCH.

NTSB investigation

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