19790624014369A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Pontiac, MI · June 24, 1979

Date
June 24, 1979 · 18:15 local
Place
Pontiac, MI
Airport
Oakland Orion
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6817B
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79FEC31
Reported as
Piper PA22150
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
225 total61 in this make and model30 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 on initial climb out due to fuel starvation,crashed in a swamp. Factor,fuel selector not in detent.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STOPPED ON INITIAL CLIMB OUT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION,CRASHED IN A SWAMP.FACTOR,FUEL SELECTOR NOT IN DETENT.

NTSB investigation

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