19800720026219A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Grady, AR · July 20, 1980

Date
July 20, 1980 · 09:20 local
Place
Grady, AR
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4550Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80DPG49
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,258 total1,210 in this make and model410 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 while circling field,waiting for flagman. Fuel exhaustion due to a fuel line disconnect,loose hose clamp

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT WHILE CIRCLING FIELD,WAITING FOR FLAGMAN.FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO A FUEL LINE DISCONNECT,LOOSE HOSE CLAMP

NTSB investigation

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