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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Winnfield, LA · April 26, 1974

Date
April 26, 1974
Place
Winnfield, LA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4590Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW74DRJ32
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,303 total60 in this make and model130 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.

Fuel quantity guage defective,broken in flt. Allowed fuel to siphon out of tank. Dispng fireant bait

As the FAA filed it

FUEL QUANTITY GUAGE DEFECTIVE,BROKEN IN FLT.ALLOWED FUEL TO SIPHON OUT OF TANK.DISPNG FIREANT BAIT

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N4590Y · 1

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