38.3731° N, 81.5932° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at Yeager Airport (CRW), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
August 17, 1990 · 14:34 local
Place
Charleston, WV
Airport
Yeager
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
CGBEG
Reported as
Piper PA24
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,307 total128 in this make and model35 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 out of fuel near fueling stop. Struck trees and poles. Slid to a stop on a road near by. Broken fuel line.
As the FAA filed it
RAN OUT OF FUEL NEAR FUELING STOP. STRUCK TREES AND POLES. SLID TO A STOP ON A ROAD NEAR BY. BROKEN FUEL LINE.