# Incident 19800810080939I: Beech T34B, Folkston, GA, August 10, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1980, 19:00 local time
- Place: Folkston, GA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8391° N, 82.0073° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Folkston, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8391&lon=-82.0073&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43858, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43858-1997-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech T-34B (registry code 1152014, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-t-34b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH T34B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 111 total, 16 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800810080939I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SIPHONING IN FLIGHT DUE TO IMPROPERLY PLACED FUEL CAP. INOPERATIVE FUEL GAUGES.

## Other reports on N43858 (1)

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

- [Incident 19791202048379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791202048379I), Dec 2, 1979: Beech T34A (N43858), Mcclenney, FL, Minor damage. While attempting landing on grass strip, pilot let airspeed get too slow, touched down short, collapsed nose gear.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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