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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Pittsfield, MA · July 25, 1974

Date
July 25, 1974
Place
Pittsfield, MA
Airport
Pittsfield
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7318W
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC75FNE02
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
94 total22 in this make and model21 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.

Plt changed fuel tanks when eng quit,eng did not respond. Struck hedgerow of brush and trees.

As the FAA filed it

PLT CHANGED FUEL TANKS WHEN ENG QUIT,ENG DID NOT RESPOND.STRUCK HEDGEROW OF BRUSH AND TREES.

NTSB investigation

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