19911014046119A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Linden, CA · October 14, 1991

Date
October 14, 1991 · 17:15 local
Place
Linden, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6506P
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX92LA015
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,748 total27 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.

Engine quit en route. Landed on rough uneven dirt road with gear up. Wing hit dirt. Fuel tanks were empty.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. LANDED ON ROUGH UNEVEN DIRT ROAD WITH GEAR UP. WING HIT DIRT. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.

NTSB investigation

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