19841231072659I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Quinn, SD · December 31, 1984

Date
December 31, 1984 · 15:45 local
Place
Quinn, SD
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4485Z
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total250 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Engine quit at low altitude while circling area. Pilot switched to other tank. Insufficient altitude to restart.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT AT LOW ALTITUDE WHILE CIRCLING AREA. PILOT SWITCHED TO OTHER TANK.INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RESTART.

Other reports on N4485Z · 1

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