19881122051739A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Palmyra, NY · November 22, 1988

Date
November 22, 1988 · 17:30 local
Place
Palmyra, NY
Airport
Palmyra Airpark Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2885G
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC89LA035
Reported as
Piper PA28181
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
230 total2 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Shortened IFR flight en route but ran out of fuel anyway. Landed in a canal. Failed to have proper fuel on filed IFR

As the FAA filed it

SHORTENED IFR FLIGHT EN ROUTE BUT RAN OUT OF FUEL ANYWAY. LANDED IN A CANAL.FAILED TO HAVE PROPER FUEL ON FILED IFR

NTSB investigation

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