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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Anderson, IN · May 11, 1990

Date
May 11, 1990 · 22:15 local
Place
Anderson, IN
Airport
Anderson Municipal
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6382C
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI90LA127
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
90 total5 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Ran a tank dry then tried restart but failed to switch to full tank. Crashed into trees short of airport.

As the FAA filed it

RAN A TANK DRY THEN TRIED RESTART BUT FAILED TO SWITCH TO FULL TANK. CRASHED INTO TREES SHORT OF AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

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