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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Terrell, TX · May 11, 1992

Date
May 11, 1992 · 16:30 local
Place
Terrell, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7152D
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW92LA129
Reported as
Piper PA22150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
276 total10 in this make and model6 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.

Switched to left tank on descent to land. Engine quit. Struck powerline. Left tank empty. Right tank was full.

As the FAA filed it

SWITCHED TO LEFT TANK ON DESCENT TO LAND. ENGINE QUIT. STRUCK POWERLINE. LEFT TANK EMPTY. RIGHT TANK WAS FULL.

NTSB investigation

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