19790514012929A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Bradford, PA · May 14, 1979

Date
May 14, 1979 · 13:47 local
Place
Bradford, PA
Airport
Bradford Regional
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4126R
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC79FGM23
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
587 total3 in this make and model24 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.

Crashed near runway on emerg landing due to fuel starvation. Pilot failed to check defective fuel valve prior flght

As the FAA filed it

CRASHED NEAR RUNWAY ON EMERG LANDING DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. PILOT FAILED TO CHECK DEFECTIVE FUEL VALVE PRIOR FLGHT

NTSB investigation

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