19761101034749A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper L4B · Venice, FL · November 1, 1976

Date: November 1, 1976
Place: Venice, FL
Airport: Venice Municipal
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N87939
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA77DLD12
Reported as: Piper L4B
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,351 total805 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N87939Registered now · Piper J-3CS/N 15557 Airframe modelPiper J-3C

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Fuel header tank installed below level of carburetor causing fuel starvation in glide attitude.

As the FAA filed it

FUEL HEADER TANK INSTALLED BELOW LEVEL OF CARBURETOR CAUSING FUEL STARVATION IN GLIDE ATTITUDE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA77DLD12Accident · No injuriesClosedVenice, FLNov 1, 1976 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N87939 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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