19730215001829A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24 · Uvalde, TX · February 15, 1973

Date
February 15, 1973
Place
Uvalde, TX
Airport
Garner
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6211P
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW73DRG51
Reported as
Piper PA24
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,227 total100 in this make and model19 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.

Pilot inadvertently selected fuel valve to off.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT INADVERTENTLY SELECTED FUEL VALVE TO OFF.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N6211P · 1

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