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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Gloucester, VA · April 9, 1994

Date
April 9, 1994 · 16:21 local
Place
Gloucester, VA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N857DG
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO94LA062
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
147 total133 in this make and model8 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. Tried land in field. Struck tree stump and ditch. Fuel tanks were empty. Flew 4HRS 30MIN no refueling.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER. TRIED LAND IN FIELD. STRUCK TREE STUMP AND DITCH. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. FLEW 4HRS 30MIN NO REFUELING.

NTSB investigation

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