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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Ludington, MI · September 25, 1995

Date
September 25, 1995 · 20:19 local
Place
Ludington, MI
Airport
Mason County Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6725P
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI95LA332
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
420 total56 in this make and model30 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.

Ran out of fuel en route. Damage occured landing in plowed field. Aircraft listed as destroyed. (-23) the aircraft sustained substantial damage following an attempted forced landing to a plowed field after running out of fuel.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. DAMAGE OCCURED LANDING IN PLOWED FIELD. AIRCRAFT LISTED AS DESTROYED. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FOLLOWING AN ATTEMPTED FORCED LANDING TO A PLOWED FIELD AFTER RUNNING OUT OF FUEL.

NTSB investigation

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