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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-150 · Fayetteville, NC · December 26, 1991

Date
December 26, 1991 · 11:02 local
Place
Fayetteville, NC
Airport
Fayetteville Regional/Grannis
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5583W
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA92LA052
Reported as
Piper PA28150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
119 total25 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 on downwind for runway. Right wing sheared off by tree on forced landing. Both fuel tanks were empty.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY. RIGHT WING SHEARED OFF BY TREE ON FORCED LANDING. BOTH 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.