# Accident 19771112034609A: Piper PA28140, West Helena, AR, November 12, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1977
- Place: West Helena, AR
- Airport: Thompson-Robbins
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 34.5765° N, 90.6759° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at THOMPSON-ROBBINS (HEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5765&lon=-90.6759&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4531X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,257 total, 12 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DPG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPG07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771112034609A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

1 TANK EMPTY.STUDENT INSTRUCTED TO SWITCH TANKS,FAILED TO DO SO.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW78DPG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPG07), Nov 12, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N4531X), West Helena, AR, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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