48.6058° N, 93.3708° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at INTL FALLS (09I), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
August 4, 1981 · 13:20 local
Place
Winnipeg, MN
Airport
International Falls
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
CGZVP
Reported as
Piper PA22150
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
200 total50 in this make and model50 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 on base. Landed short of runway and nosed over. Found fuel selector on empty tank.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE QUIT ON BASE. LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. FOUND FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK.