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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Berwick, IL · July 25, 1976

Date
July 25, 1976
Place
Berwick, IL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4333Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI76FEV56
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,274 total600 in this make and model20 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 tank vent plugged by foreign matter that resembled green leaves or grass.

As the FAA filed it

FUEL TANK VENT PLUGGED BY FOREIGN MATTER THAT RESEMBLED GREEN LEAVES OR GRASS.

NTSB investigation

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