19850601040959I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Adams L D-S · Helen, GA · June 1, 1985

Date
June 1, 1985 · 19:00 local
Place
Helen, GA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4033U
Reported as
Adams LDS
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
525 total1 in this make and model20 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.

Propane did not flow after switching tanks. Terminal velocity descent into trees. Failure of rego valve.

As the FAA filed it

PROPANE DID NOT FLOW AFTER SWITCHING TANKS. TERMINAL VELOCITY DESCENT INTO TREES. FAILURE OF REGO VALVE.