19730526015979A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-36-285 · Zellwood, FL · May 26, 1973

Date
May 26, 1973
Place
Zellwood, FL
Airport
Potter
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N36TC
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA73DLD85
Reported as
Piper PA36285
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,050 total150 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Fuel gauge float sticking in tube. Erroneous read by elect gauge trans. New acft fuel not ckd vis.

As the FAA filed it

FUEL GAUGE FLOAT STICKING IN TUBE.ERRONEOUS READ BY ELECT GAUGE TRANS.NEW ACFT FUEL NOT CKD VIS.

NTSB investigation

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