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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28140 · Lakeville, MN · February 21, 1982

Date
February 21, 1982 · 15:45 local
Place
Lakeville, MN
Airport
Airlake Industria
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1GF
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI82DA067
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,582 total102 in this make and model60 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.

Pilot assumed fuel selector in correct position, but position plate had rotated and selector was in off position.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ASSUMED FUEL SELECTOR IN CORRECT POSITION, BUT POSITION PLATE HAD ROTATED AND SELECTOR WAS IN OFF POSITION.

NTSB investigation

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