19870331007899A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Leakey, TX · March 31, 1987

Date
March 31, 1987 · 12:00 local
Place
Leakey, TX
Airport
Real County Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4602R
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW87FA087
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,120 total158 in this make and model22 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.

The engine failed from fuel starvation due to an unmodified fuel selector valve. Auto gas used without STC.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL STARVATION DUE TO AN UNMODIFIED FUEL SELECTOR VALVE. AUTO GAS USED WITHOUT 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.