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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24 · Delphi, IN · June 21, 1989

Date
June 21, 1989 · 15:35 local
Place
Delphi, IN
Airport
Delphi Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N30BS
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI89FA117
Reported as
Piper PA24
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
343 total

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What happened

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

Sat out 14 months. Jumped battery to start. Ran out of fuel on climbout. Stalled, crashed. Pilot no recent flights.

As the FAA filed it

SAT OUT 14 MONTHS. JUMPED BATTERY TO START. RAN OUT OF FUEL ON CLIMBOUT. STALLED, CRASHED. PILOT NO RECENT FLIGHTS.

NTSB investigation

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