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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-20 · Bay City, MI · August 16, 1985

Date
August 16, 1985 · 13:30 local
Place
Bay City, MI
Airport
James Clements
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7665K
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI85LA349
Reported as
Piper PA20
Reported engine
Lycoming O290D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,334 total600 in this make and model20 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.

Fuel selector on near empty tank for takeoff. Engine quit, hard forced landing. Aircraft out of annual,no fuel STC.

As the FAA filed it

FUEL SELECTOR ON NEAR EMPTY TANK FOR TAKEOFF. ENGINE QUIT, HARD FORCED LANDING. AIRCRAFT OUT OF ANNUAL,NO FUEL STC.

NTSB investigation

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