19881001042529A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Monroeville, AL · October 1, 1988

Date
October 1, 1988 · 13:55 local
Place
Monroeville, AL
Airport
Monroe County Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N100J
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL89LA002
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1D5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
800 total

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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 en route when one tank ran dry, unable restart on other, crashed in trees. Failed to preflight fuel.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE WHEN ONE TANK RAN DRY, UNABLE RESTART ON OTHER, CRASHED IN TREES. FAILED TO PREFLIGHT FUEL.

NTSB investigation

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