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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-11 · Burley, ID · July 21, 2007

Date: July 21, 2007 · 09:00 local
Place: Burley, ID
Airport: Burley Municipal
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N78837
Reported as: Piper PA11
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 550 total450 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N78837Registered now · Piper PA-11S/N 11-1620 · Built 1947 Airframe modelPiper PA-11 Engine modelContinental C90 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot was enroute from lander, WY to Burley, ID. He ran out of fuel and landed in a potato field about 5 miles south and 1 mile west of rupert, ID which put him about 4 miles due east of the Burley, ID airport. The pilot indicated that he put 3:30 minutes of fuel in the aircraft and the engine quit after 2:45 minutes of flight. After landing the aircraft hit a fence and came to a stop. There is minor damage to the engine nacelle. No property damage on the ground except for a few broken barb wire strands.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS ENROUTE FROM LANDER, WY TO BURLEY, ID. HE RAN OUT OF FUEL AND LANDED IN A POTATO FIELD ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH AND 1 MILE WEST OF RUPERT, ID WHICH PUT HIM ABOUT 4 MILES DUE EAST OF THE BURLEY, ID AIRPORT. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE PUT 3:30 MINUTES OF FUEL IN THE AIRCRAFT AND THE ENGINE QUIT AFTER 2:45 MINUTES OF FLIGHT. AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT HIT A FENCE AND CAME TO A STOP. THERE IS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE NACELLE. NO PROPERTY DAMAGE ON THE GROUND EXCEPT FOR A FEW BROKEN BARB WIRE STRANDS.