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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Rkwell 114 · Warrensburg, MO · August 23, 1981

Date
August 23, 1981 · 16:40 local
Place
Warrensburg, MO
Airport
Skyhaven
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5773N
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC81FCG54
Reported as
Rkwell 114
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,609 total3 in this make and model3 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.

Indicates pilot inadvertently switched fuel selector to off position, causing engine outage. Engine and fuel ok.

As the FAA filed it

INDICATES PILOT INADVERTENTLY SWITCHED FUEL SELECTOR TO OFF POSITION, CAUSING ENGINE OUTAGE. ENGINE AND FUEL OK.

NTSB investigation

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