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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Clay City, KY · July 8, 1992

Date
July 8, 1992 · 23:14 local
Place
Clay City, KY
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2857D
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO92LA091
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
608 total156 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Reported low fuel then out of fuel. Landed in trees. Fuel selector on left empty tank. No fuel in carb. No defects

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED LOW FUEL THEN OUT OF FUEL. LANDED IN TREES. FUEL SELECTOR ON LEFT EMPTY TANK. NO FUEL IN CARB. NO DEFECTS

NTSB investigation

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