19880810037299A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Beaver Dam, WI · August 10, 1988

Date
August 10, 1988 · 20:00 local
Place
Beaver Dam, WI
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4856Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI88DEP10
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540C2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total8,000 in this make and model240 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.

Ran out of fuel returning to base. Crashed on forced landing. Fuel showed half full but bladder tank had collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL RETURNING TO BASE. CRASHED ON FORCED LANDING. FUEL SHOWED HALF FULL BUT BLADDER TANK HAD COLLAPSED.

NTSB investigation

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