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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA32260 · St Augustine, FL · September 23, 1995

Date
September 23, 1995 · 10:30 local
Place
St Augustine, FL
Airport
St Augustine
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N40971
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA95LA231
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4B5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
362 total11 in this make and model13 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.

Engine quit on wide base. Landed in trees. No fuel in carburetor. Impact ruptured tanks. Indicates fuel starvation.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON WIDE BASE. LANDED IN TREES. NO FUEL IN CARBURETOR. IMPACT RUPTURED TANKS. INDICATES FUEL STARVATION.

NTSB investigation

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