19880805030899A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24 · Westville, OK · August 5, 1988

Date
August 5, 1988 · 16:00 local
Place
Westville, OK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5932P
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW88LA146
Reported as
Piper PA24
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
99 total21 in this make and model25 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 en route. Hit a tree on forced landing. No fuel in plane but may have leaked out. Carb icing possible.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. HIT A TREE ON FORCED LANDING. NO FUEL IN PLANE BUT MAY HAVE LEAKED OUT.CARB ICING POSSIBLE.

NTSB investigation

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