19801220075039A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Westfield, MA · December 20, 1980

Date
December 20, 1980 · 16:00 local
Place
Westfield, MA
Airport
Barnes Municipal
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4232F
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC81FNE07
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
57 total36 in this make and model12 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.

Engine quit near destination from fuel starvation. Ran one tank empty, failed toswitch to other . Leaky fuel line.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT NEAR DESTINATION FROM FUEL STARVATION. RAN ONE TANK EMPTY, FAILED TOSWITCH TO OTHER . LEAKY FUEL LINE.

NTSB investigation

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