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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA22135 · Vancouver, WA · June 9, 1979

Date
June 9, 1979 · 13:40 local
Place
Vancouver, WA
Airport
Clark Co
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8540C
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA79FYM39
Reported as
Piper PA22135
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
842 total0 in this make and model12 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.

Eng. Failed on takeoff. Water in fuel. Acft parked outside for 11 months with partially empty fuel tanks.

As the FAA filed it

ENG. FAILED ON TAKEOFF. WATER IN FUEL. ACFT PARKED OUTSIDE FOR 11 MONTHS WITH PARTIALLY EMPTY FUEL TANKS.

NTSB investigation

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