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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Newburyport, MA · October 14, 1992

Date
October 14, 1992 · 23:50 local
Place
Newburyport, MA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2386L
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC93LA020
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,725 total

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What happened

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

Lost power en route after declaring low fuel status. Landed on a highway. Fuel tanks were empty.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER EN ROUTE AFTER DECLARING LOW FUEL STATUS. LANDED ON A HIGHWAY. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.

NTSB investigation

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