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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-235 · Lower Lake, CA · August 28, 1988

Date
August 28, 1988 · 15:30 local
Place
Lower Lake, CA
Airport
Pearce Field
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9429W
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX88LA300
Reported as
Piper PA28235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B4B5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
142 total142 in this make and model1 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 due to fuel starvation. Ran a tip tank dry. Failed to switch to full tank. Crash landed in open field.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. RAN A TIP TANK DRY. FAILED TO SWITCH TO FULL TANK. CRASH LANDED IN OPEN FIELD.

NTSB investigation

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