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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Bottoms Bridge, VA · August 9, 1980

Date
August 9, 1980 · 08:15 local
Place
Bottoms Bridge, VA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9444P
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL80FID26
Reported as
Piper PA24260
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total1,500 in this make and model85 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 en route when fuel was depleted from one tank. Switched to full tank. Delay in transfer. Forced down.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE WHEN FUEL WAS DEPLETED FROM ONE TANK. SWITCHED TO FULL TANK. DELAY IN TRANSFER. FORCED DOWN.

NTSB investigation

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