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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Austin, TX · July 2, 1973

Date
July 2, 1973
Place
Austin, TX
Airport
Bergstrom Afb
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8461R
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW74FRG01
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5 total5 in this make and model5 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.

After accidnt eng/airframe in as-is cond oper normal plt confused where fuel select valve orig set

As the FAA filed it

AFTER ACCIDNT ENG/AIRFRAME IN AS-IS COND OPER NORMAL PLT CONFUSED WHERE FUEL SELECT VALVE ORIG SET

NTSB investigation

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