# Accident 19820221004979A: Piper PA28140, Lakeville, MN, February 21, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1982, 15:45 local time
- Place: Lakeville, MN
- Airport: Airlake Industria
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6702° N, 93.2395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6702&lon=-93.2395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1GF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,582 total, 102 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820221004979A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI82DA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA067), Feb 21, 1982: Piper PA-28-140 (N1GF), Lakerville, MN, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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