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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing A75N1 · Hastings, FL · February 27, 1979

Date
February 27, 1979 · 15:35 local
Place
Hastings, FL
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N450PW
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79FLA15
Reported as
Boeing A75N1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total0 in this make and model20 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.

Pilot stated that he had been working on fuel system and took off with fuel selector in the off position.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN WORKING ON FUEL SYSTEM AND TOOK OFF WITH FUEL SELECTOR IN THE OFF POSITION.

NTSB investigation

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