# Incident 19780527040769I: Piper PA20, Cottage Grove, MN, May 27, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1978, 07:42 local time
- Place: Cottage Grove, MN
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8277° N, 92.9438° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cottage Grove, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8277&lon=-92.9438&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7326K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7326K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 5 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780527040769I

## Narrative

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

PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS BUT DID NOT GET SELECTOR IN DETENT.

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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