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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA22 · Oak Ridge, TN · July 13, 1973

Date
July 13, 1973
Place
Oak Ridge, TN
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8860C
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD74FKW04
Reported as
Piper PA22
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
709 total57 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.

L tank contained fuel r tank empty fuel sel r tank. Plt thought he selected full tank.

As the FAA filed it

L TANK CONTAINED FUEL R TANK EMPTY FUEL SEL R TANK.PLT THOUGHT HE SELECTED FULL TANK.

NTSB investigation

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