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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA23 · Griffin, GA · June 24, 1979

Date
June 24, 1979 · 19:45 local
Place
Griffin, GA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4406P
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79FKG51
Reported as
Piper PA23
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,153 total31 in this make and model54 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.

Allowed fuel depletion from one main tank. Mismanaged crossfeed & aux tank selection. Both engines deprived of fuel

As the FAA filed it

ALLOWED FUEL DEPLETION FROM ONE MAIN TANK. MISMANAGED CROSSFEED & AUX TANK SELECTION. BOTH ENGINES DEPRIVED OF FUEL

NTSB investigation

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