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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper 601SMITH · Bumpass, VA · May 26, 1978

Date
May 26, 1978
Place
Bumpass, VA
Airport
Rest-A-While
Phase of flight
Descent
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N10HF
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD78FA068
Reported as
Piper 601SMITH
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
17,000 total200 in this make and model33 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.

Night 2 eng fail,cruise dscnt 13200FT.fuse tank empty,left 11,rt ls. Plt rpts no low fuel light

As the FAA filed it

NIGHT 2 ENG FAIL,CRUISE DSCNT 13200FT.FUSE TANK EMPTY,LEFT 11,RT LS.PLT RPTS NO LOW FUEL LIGHT

NTSB investigation

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