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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-30 · Pittsburgh, PA · August 11, 1988

Date: August 11, 1988 · 20:56 local
Place: Pittsburgh, PA
Airport: Allegheny County
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N7420Y
Reported as: Piper PA30
Reported engine: Lycoming IO320B1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 970 total153 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

N7420YRegistered now · Piper PA-30S/N 30-484 · Built 1964 Airframe modelPiper PA-30 Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Forced landing at Allegheny when the right engine ran out of gas and quit. Left tank had a little over 2 gallons.

As the FAA filed it

FORCED LANDING AT ALLEGHENY WHEN THE RIGHT ENGINE RAN OUT OF GAS AND QUIT. LEFT TANK HAD A LITTLE OVER 2 GALLONS.

Other reports on N7420Y · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20211029022439ICruise/Level Flight · Allendale, SC1 Hour into flight after gas stop, right engine oil pressure dropped. Feathered engine and diversion to chs was requested. Aircraft would not hold altitude. Diversion to aqx was requested but aircraft descended and aircraft had to land in open field with gear…Oct 29, 2021 · Minor damage Accident 19791206037339ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Chandler, AZLanding gear wires damaged by foreign object. Gear would not retract. Cranked gear down. Gear collapsed on landing.Dec 6, 1979 · Substantial damage