19790815033919A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Abilene, TX · August 15, 1979

Date
August 15, 1979 · 10:45 local
Place
Abilene, TX
Airport
Elmdale
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5968D
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79FPD35
Reported as
Piper PA22150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
930 total4 in this make and model44 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.

Piece of masking tape found inside the ventura of the carburetor caused engine failure.

As the FAA filed it

PIECE OF MASKING TAPE FOUND INSIDE THE VENTURA OF THE CARBURETOR CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N5968D · 1

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