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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Martinsburg, WV · March 26, 1991

Date
March 26, 1991 · 20:36 local
Place
Martinsburg, WV
Airport
Eastern Wv Regional/Shepherd
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8738E
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO91LA035
Reported as
Piper PA28151
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
847 total18 in this make and model190 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Low on fuel at night. Let down for landing at airport. Engine quit. Crashed in trees. No usable fuel on board.

As the FAA filed it

LOW ON FUEL AT NIGHT. LET DOWN FOR LANDING AT AIRPORT. ENGINE QUIT. CRASHED IN TREES. NO USABLE FUEL ON BOARD.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N8738E · 1

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