19900224002859A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Buchannon, VA · February 24, 1990

Date
February 24, 1990 · 09:34 local
Place
Buchannon, VA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3484W
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO90LA030
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4B5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
393 total280 in this make and model44 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.

Flew into low ceiling,snow and turbulence. Ran tank dry. Landing on a street,hit house. Over gross weight.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO LOW CEILING,SNOW AND TURBULENCE. RAN TANK DRY. LANDING ON A STREET,HIT HOUSE. OVER GROSS WEIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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