FAA accident report · Piper PA28140 · West Helena, AR · November 12, 1977
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.
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
1 Tank empty. Student instructed to switch tanks,failed to do so.
1 TANK EMPTY.STUDENT INSTRUCTED TO SWITCH TANKS,FAILED TO DO SO.
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.