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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA22 · Kirby, OH · August 5, 1979

Date
August 5, 1979 · 18:50 local
Place
Kirby, OH
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7351D
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79FEI37
Reported as
Piper PA22
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
100 total30 in this make and model15 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 due to fuel starvation. Landed in cornfield. Flipped over. Fuel selector on empty tank.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STOPPED DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. LANDED IN CORNFIELD. FLIPPED OVER. 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.