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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Chowchilla, CA · August 26, 1992

Date: August 26, 1992 · 21:50 local
Place: Chowchilla, CA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3015U
Reported as: Piper PA28181
Reported engine: Lycoming O360*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 210 total130 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N3015URegistered now · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-7990335 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Fuel exhaustion on crosscountry. Forced landing. Did not understand how to turn on airport lights.

As the FAA filed it

FUEL EXHAUSTION ON CROSSCOUNTRY. FORCED LANDING. DID NOT UNDERSTAND HOW TO TURN ON AIRPORT LIGHTS.

Other reports on N3015U · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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