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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA38112 · American Falls, ID · July 13, 1985

Date
July 13, 1985 · 13:45 local
Place
American Falls, ID
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N25678
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA85LA163
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
37 total8 in this make and model8 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.

Forgot to switch to other fuel tank. Fuel starvation. Landed in potato field, nosed over. Not trained for emergency.

As the FAA filed it

FORGOT TO SWITCH TO OTHER FUEL TANK. FUEL STARVATION.LANDED IN POTATO FIELD, NOSED OVER.NOT TRAINED FOR EMERGENCY.

NTSB investigation

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