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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA25 · Gerber, CA · May 3, 1979

Date
May 3, 1979 · 09:30 local
Place
Gerber, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N54889
Reported as
Piper PA25
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,350 total2,000 in this make and model250 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.

Engine stopped during swath run due to fuel starvation. Loose b nut found.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STOPPED DURING SWATH RUN DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. LOOSE B NUT FOUND.