19790413012269A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Tmpson NAVION · Sweetwater, TX · April 13, 1979

Date
April 13, 1979 · 12:10 local
Place
Sweetwater, TX
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8534H
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79FQG30
Reported as
Tmpson Navion/
Reported engine
Continental E1853
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,244 total238 in this make and model0 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.

Engine stopped due to fuel exhaustion. Hit trees at approach end of runway. Found heater fuel line leak.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STOPPED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. HIT TREES AT APPROACH END OF RUNWAY. FOUND HEATER FUEL LINE LEAK.

NTSB investigation

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