19921221051029A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · West Bend, WI · December 21, 1992

Date
December 21, 1992 · 16:18 local
Place
West Bend, WI
Airport
West Bend Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8806J
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI93LA055
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A3A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
151 total5 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.

Lost power on climbout. Force landed off airport. Fuel selector on empty left tank. Fuel in right tank.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. FORCE LANDED OFF AIRPORT. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY LEFT TANK. FUEL IN RIGHT 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.