19880919039169A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Bend, OR · September 19, 1988

Date
September 19, 1988 · 14:15 local
Place
Bend, OR
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8765P
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA88LA182
Reported as
Piper PA24260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
750 total450 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Out of fuel en route in clouds with airframe icing. Crashed in trees and rough terrain. Was on IFR flight plan.

As the FAA filed it

OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE IN CLOUDS WITH AIRFRAME ICING. CRASHED IN TREES AND ROUGH TERRAIN. WAS ON IFR FLIGHT PLAN.

NTSB investigation

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