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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22 · Meridian, ID · July 20, 1989

Date
July 20, 1989 · 17:25 local
Place
Meridian, ID
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3700P
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA89LA137
Reported as
Piper PA22
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
578 total175 in this make and model93 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Ran a tank dry en route. Believed was prior mag out again and ignored fuel. Hit wires forced landing on a road.

As the FAA filed it

RAN A TANK DRY EN ROUTE. BELIEVED WAS PRIOR MAG OUT AGAIN AND IGNORED FUEL. HIT WIRES FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD.

NTSB investigation

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