19880807030779A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Charleston, WV · August 7, 1988

Date
August 7, 1988 · 17:30 local
Place
Charleston, WV
Airport
Yeager
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4873T
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO88LA073
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A3A
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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Approach to airport. Fuel exhaustion. Struck powerlines landing on road. Long range tanks. Was airborne over 8HRS.

As the FAA filed it

APPROACH TO AIRPORT. FUEL EXHAUSTION. STRUCK POWERLINES LANDING ON ROAD. LONG RANGE TANKS. WAS AIRBORNE OVER 8HRS.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N4873T · 1

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