19881031048479A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Alexander City, AL · October 31, 1988

Date: October 31, 1988 · 18:00 local
Place: Alexander City, AL
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N8211P
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL89FA222
Reported as: Piper PA28181
Reported engine: Lycoming O360*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 760 total

N8211PRegistration cancelled Oct 10, 1991 · Piper PA-28-181S/N 288090300 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181

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What happened

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Reported engine sputtering indicating out of fuel. Radar lost over a lake. Beleived ditched. Landing gear leg found

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED ENGINE SPUTTERING INDICATING OUT OF FUEL. RADAR LOST OVER A LAKE. BELEIVED DITCHED. LANDING GEAR LEG FOUND

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ATL89FA222Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportAlexander City, ALOn 10/31/88, the plt obtained wx info & filed an IFR flt plan fm vero beach, FL, to huntsville, AL. At aprx 1513 EST, hectcd ATC & rprtd climbing thru 1500' for 3000'. About 2.4 hrs later, he rprtd a loss of eng pwr. Vectors were provided toward an arpt, but…Nov 1, 1988 · Substantial damage