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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-300 · West Palm Beach, FL · September 17, 1992

Date: September 17, 1992 · 10:40 local
Place: West Palm Beach, FL
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8688N
Reported as: Piper PA32300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,400 total10 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N8688NRegistered now · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-7240016 · Built 1971 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Pilot reported engine power loss on climb. Forced landing in field. Found power loss was due to fuel exhaustion.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE POWER LOSS ON CLIMB. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. FOUND POWER LOSS WAS DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.