19740514016549A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Hopkinsville, KY · May 14, 1974

Date
May 14, 1974
Place
Hopkinsville, KY
Airport
Hopkinsville
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8814P
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD74FLQ32
Reported as
Piper PA24260
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
782 total62 in this make and model17 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.

Plt distracted by otr acft taxiing to rwy for tkof. Plt struck gr switch when turning on fuel pump.

As the FAA filed it

PLT DISTRACTED BY OTR ACFT TAXIING TO RWY FOR TKOF.PLT STRUCK GR SWITCH WHEN TURNING ON FUEL PUMP.

NTSB investigation

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