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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Vero Beach, FL · July 5, 1988

Date
July 5, 1988 · 11:45 local
Place
Vero Beach, FL
Airport
Vero Beach Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2608F
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA88LA215
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
67 total67 in this make and model67 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.

Ran a tank dry on approach. No time for restart on full tank. Landed between rows of citrus trees. Wing hit a tree.

As the FAA filed it

RAN A TANK DRY ON APPROACH. NO TIME FOR RESTART ON FULL TANK. LANDED BETWEEN ROWS OF CITRUS TREES. WING HIT A TREE.

NTSB investigation

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