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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-160 · Harrisonburg, VA · September 2, 1973

Date
September 2, 1973
Place
Harrisonburg, VA
Airport
Early Airstrip
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8120D
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD74FIA04
Reported as
Piper PA22160
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
355 total60 in this make and model10 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 sel r tank,fuel gauge indicated empty.r gauge placard-lvl flt only with less than 1/3 tank.

As the FAA filed it

FUEL SEL R TANK,FUEL GAUGE INDICATED EMPTY.R GAUGE PLACARD-LVL FLT ONLY WITH LESS THAN 1/3 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.