19921225051849A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Slaton, TX · December 25, 1992

Date
December 25, 1992 · 20:49 local
Place
Slaton, TX
Airport
Slaton Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4578R
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW93LA056
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
85 total

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What happened

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

Engine quit shortly after night takeoff. Struck canyon wall. Put fuel in right tank. Fuel selector on empty tank.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT SHORTLY AFTER NIGHT TAKEOFF. STRUCK CANYON WALL. PUT FUEL IN RIGHT TANK. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY 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.