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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-235 · Gilbert, AZ · August 18, 1995

Date
August 18, 1995 · 14:05 local
Place
Gilbert, AZ
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N502MP
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX95LA299
Reported as
Piper PA28235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B4B5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
650 total50 in this make and model

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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. Landed hard in open field. Stopped abruptly. Fuel selector on empty tank. Other full. Head injury.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER. LANDED HARD IN OPEN FIELD. STOPPED ABRUPTLY. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. OTHER FULL. HEAD INJURY.

NTSB investigation

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