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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA24260 · Vancouver, WA · March 6, 1980

Date
March 6, 1980 · 18:10 local
Place
Vancouver, WA
Airport
Pearson Park
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8943P
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA80FYM20
Reported as
Piper PA24260
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
749 total67 in this make and model22 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.

Ran fuel tank dry on takeoff. Crash-landed off end of runway. Fuel gauges also malfunctioning.

As the FAA filed it

RAN FUEL TANK DRY ON TAKEOFF. CRASH-LANDED OFF END OF RUNWAY. FUEL GAUGES ALSO MALFUNCTIONING.

NTSB investigation

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