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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA32260 · Soldotna, AK · July 21, 1979

Date
July 21, 1979 · 11:00 local
Place
Soldotna, AK
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5499T
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC79DAG85
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,450 total500 in this make and model300 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 climbout. Crash landed on a road. Found fuel selector on empty tank.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STOPPED DURING CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED ON A ROAD. FOUND FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK.

NTSB investigation

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