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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Sparta, TN · July 8, 1980

Date
July 8, 1980 · 12:28 local
Place
Sparta, TN
Airport
Sparta White Co
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3157D
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL80FKW16
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,294 total0 in this make and model11 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.

Engine quit on initial takeoff climb. Crash-landed off end of runway. Found fuel selector on empty tank.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB. CRASH-LANDED OFF END OF RUNWAY. 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.