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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Sussex, NJ · August 18, 1978

Date
August 18, 1978
Place
Sussex, NJ
Airport
Sussex
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1876J
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC78FA083
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
104 total104 in this make and model3 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 tank selector psnd l tank. No fuel in l tank.r tank aprx 18 g

As the FAA filed it

FUEL TANK SELECTOR PSND L TANK.NO FUEL IN L TANK.R TANK APRX 18 G

NTSB investigation

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