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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Tallahassee, FL · May 16, 1996

Date
May 16, 1996 · 10:09 local
Place
Tallahassee, FL
Airport
Tallahassee Regionall Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9239B
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA96LA141
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
100 total100 in this make and model100 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.

Lost power on descent. Landed in trees. Fuel selector on empty tank, other tank was full.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON DESCENT. LANDED IN TREES. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK, OTHER TANK WAS FULL.

NTSB investigation

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