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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Clendenin, WV · August 21, 1989

Date
August 21, 1989 · 11:33 local
Place
Clendenin, WV
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7597W
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO89LA070
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A3A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
774 total40 in this make and model27 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.

Encountered weather en route became disoriented ran out of fuel got radar vectors to a road. Hit light pole landing

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED WEATHER EN ROUTE BECAME DISORIENTED RAN OUT OF FUEL GOT RADAR VECTORS TO A ROAD. HIT LIGHT POLE LANDING

NTSB investigation

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