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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Winkleman, AZ · September 19, 1989

Date
September 19, 1989 · 23:40 local
Place
Winkleman, AZ
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3015Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA316
Reported as
Piper PA22150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
210 total46 in this make and model30 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.

Became lost en route at night. Elected to land in a field due to low fuel. Ran out of fuel landing and nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

BECAME LOST EN ROUTE AT NIGHT. ELECTED TO LAND IN A FIELD DUE TO LOW FUEL. RAN OUT OF FUEL LANDING AND NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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