19790423009929A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA32/ · Sarita, TX · April 23, 1979

Date
April 23, 1979 · 17:00 local
Place
Sarita, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N32670
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79DRG30
Reported as
Piper PA32/
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
548 total119 in this make and model10 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 ran one fuel tank dry. Engine failed to start due to inoperative boost pump.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT RAN ONE FUEL TANK DRY.ENGINE FAILED TO START DUE TO INOPERATIVE BOOST PUMP.

NTSB investigation

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