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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-20 · Soloman, AK · September 5, 1981

Date: September 5, 1981 · 15:00 local
Place: Soloman, AK
Airport: Soloman
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7050K
Reported as: Piper PA20
Reported engine: Lycoming O290D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,500 total1,000 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N7050KRegistered now · Piper PA-20S/N 20-158 · Built 1950 Airframe modelPiper PA-20 Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Za engine quit in climb. Fuel selector on right tank. Aircraft is placarded to use left tank for takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

ZA ENGINE QUIT IN CLIMB. FUEL SELECTOR ON RIGHT TANK. AIRCRAFT IS PLACARDED TO USE LEFT TANK FOR TAKEOFF.

Other reports on N7050K · 1

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

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