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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Red Lodge, MT · July 5, 1987

Date
July 5, 1987 · 10:40 local
Place
Red Lodge, MT
Airport
Red Lodge
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5858D
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN87LA169
Reported as
Piper PA22150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A1A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total100 in this make and model100 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 stopped on takeoff from fuel starvation. The pilot inadvertently set the fuel selector to off.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE STOPPED ON TAKEOFF FROM FUEL STARVATION. THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY SET THE FUEL SELECTOR TO OFF.

NTSB investigation

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