A bit of digging in the records suggests that this aircraft was purchased very recently. The FAA certificate date is December 2023 and the registered owner corporation was esablished in October 2023.
None of this makes me wonder any less if the engine failure was caused by having an empty tank selected. The Left/Right/Off fuel valve of the PA-28-180 requires some attention to fuel management, unlike the Both/Off valves of many other aircraft.
The Lycoming O-360-A4 is a very reliable engine.
Sad to see another PA-28-180 broken and this one come down the production line next to mine and received it's airworthiness cert on the same day.
Last edited by EXDAC; 22nd Feb 2024 at 19:51.
Reason: change "LLC" to "corporation"