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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28181 · Troy, MI · October 6, 1990

Date
October 6, 1990 · 14:30 local
Place
Troy, MI
Airport
Big Beaver Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8211C
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI91LA006
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,020 total365 in this make and model

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.

Took off on near empty tank and ran it dry. Landed on end runway. Ran off into culvert. Fuel in other tank.

As the FAA filed it

TOOK OFF ON NEAR EMPTY TANK AND RAN IT DRY. LANDED ON END RUNWAY. RAN OFF INTO CULVERT. FUEL IN OTHER TANK.

NTSB investigation

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