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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Shorewood, IL · February 2, 1979

Date
February 2, 1979 · 11:30 local
Place
Shorewood, IL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N11BR
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79FEE34
Reported as
Piper PA24250
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,759 total1,199 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft ran out of fuel from one tank. Pilot unable to switch to full tank due to ice in valve. Landed in snow.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL FROM ONE TANK. PILOT UNABLE TO SWITCH TO FULL TANK DUE TO ICE IN VALVE. LANDED IN SNOW.

NTSB investigation

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