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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Grayslake, IL · April 22, 1978

Date
April 22, 1978
Place
Grayslake, IL
Airport
Campbell
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8897E
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI78FEE34
Reported as
Piper PA28151
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
98 total14 in this make and model14 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.

Rt fuel tank contained 10-15 gal,lt tank empty. Fuel selector founsitioned to lt tank.

As the FAA filed it

RT FUEL TANK CONTAINED 10-15 GAL,LT TANK EMPTY.FUEL SELECTOR FOUNSITIONED TO LT TANK.

NTSB investigation

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