19780128002289A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA32RT300 · Watertown, WI · January 28, 1978

Date
January 28, 1978
Place
Watertown, WI
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7726J
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI78FEP13
Reported as
Piper PA32RT300
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,160 total150 in this make and model180 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 selector valve flow restricted by ice. Main fuel tank sumps fn in closed position.

As the FAA filed it

FUEL SELECTOR VALVE FLOW RESTRICTED BY ICE.MAIN FUEL TANK SUMPS FN IN CLOSED POSITION.

NTSB investigation

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