19820406008019A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA24250 · Tazewell, VA · April 6, 1982

Date
April 6, 1982 · 12:15 local
Place
Tazewell, VA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7841P
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL82DA095
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1A5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total1,995 in this make and model89 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 and pilot attempted to change tank selector. It would not move and crash occurred during landing.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT AND PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE TANK SELECTOR. IT WOULD NOT MOVE AND CRASH OCCURRED DURING LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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