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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Cable, WI · February 20, 1976

Date
February 20, 1976
Place
Cable, WI
Airport
Cable Union
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3947W
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI76AC050
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
628 total16 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Fuel starvation for undetermined reasons. Gnd fuel test inconclusive.

As the FAA filed it

FUEL STARVATION FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.GND FUEL TEST INCONCLUSIVE.

NTSB investigation

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