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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-18-150 · North Pole, AK · May 7, 1988

Date
May 7, 1988 · 09:08 local
Place
North Pole, AK
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3579Z
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total1,500 in this make and model0 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.

Ran out of fuel on initial climbout inadvertently placed fuel selector valve between tanks. Landed off end of strip

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT INADVERTENTLY PLACED FUEL SELECTOR VALVE BETWEEN TANKS. LANDED OFF END OF STRIP

Other reports on N3579Z · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.