19960512010309A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Adelanto, CA · May 12, 1996

Date
May 12, 1996 · 15:00 local
Place
Adelanto, CA
Airport
Krey Field Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6844Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX96LA195
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540G1A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,716 total2,600 in this make and model42 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 glider tow. Released glider. Tow plane landed on dirt road. Collided with bushes. Fuel tank empty.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON GLIDER TOW. RELEASED GLIDER. TOW PLANE LANDED ON DIRT ROAD. COLLIDED WITH BUSHES. FUEL TANK EMPTY.

NTSB investigation

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