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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-150 · Wadsworth, OH · August 9, 1974

Date
August 9, 1974
Place
Wadsworth, OH
Airport
Weltzien-Skypark
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5512W
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI75FEI11
Reported as
Piper PA28150
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
650 total28 in this make and model170 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 quick drain valve found in open psn. Hit utility pole.

As the FAA filed it

FUEL QUICK DRAIN VALVE FOUND IN OPEN PSN.HIT UTILITY POLE.

NTSB investigation

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