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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Butler, PA · May 23, 1992

Date
May 23, 1992 · 20:25 local
Place
Butler, PA
Airport
Butler County Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N55733
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO92LA076
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
126 total17 in this make and model20 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 nearing destination airport. Stalled in steep turn on forced landing. Fuel selector on empty tank.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT NEARING DESTINATION AIRPORT. STALLED IN STEEP TURN ON FORCED LANDING. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY 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.