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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Moses Lake, WA · October 15, 1979

Date: October 15, 1979 · 22:58 local
Place: Moses Lake, WA
Airport: Grant Co
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft: N5384F
Reported as: Piper PA34200T
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,200 total130 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N5384FRegistered now · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 34-7770013 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit and was shutdown. Cause found to be fuel starvation due to missing fuel cap.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT AND WAS SHUTDOWN. CAUSE FOUND TO BE FUEL STARVATION DUE TO MISSING FUEL CAP.

Other reports on N5384F · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19851205073539INormal Cruise · Missoula, MTAfter reaching cruise altitude could not complete trimming action, returned. Trim wheel installed at an angle.Dec 5, 1985