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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-180 · Ellisburg, NY · July 6, 1994

Date
July 6, 1994 · 09:00 local
Place
Ellisburg, NY
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5839P
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC94LA114
Reported as
Piper PA24180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total

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What happened

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

Rough engine after switching tanks. Elected to land in a field to check. Hit soft spot. Aircraft out of annual.

As the FAA filed it

ROUGH ENGINE AFTER SWITCHING TANKS. ELECTED TO LAND IN A FIELD TO CHECK. HIT SOFT SPOT. AIRCRAFT OUT OF ANNUAL.

NTSB investigation

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