19790112005649A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA23250 · Acuff, TX · January 12, 1979

Date
January 12, 1979 · 15:10 local
Place
Acuff, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6792Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79FQG14
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,208 total503 in this make and model40 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.

Airplane ran out of fuel on mains. Pilot mismanaged fuel selectors on available fuel. Landed in muddy field.

As the FAA filed it

AIRPLANE RAN OUT OF FUEL ON MAINS.PILOT MISMANAGED FUEL SELECTORS ON AVAILABLE FUEL.LANDED IN MUDDY FIELD.

NTSB investigation

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