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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper STCPA12 · Covington, TN · September 15, 1988

Date
September 15, 1988 · 13:00 local
Place
Covington, TN
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2833M
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL88LA252
Reported as
Piper STCPA12
Reported engine
Lycoming O290D2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total11,000 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine lost power on pipeline patrol. Wing caught brush on road,veered into ditch. Auto fuel caused sticking valves

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER ON PIPELINE PATROL. WING CAUGHT BRUSH ON ROAD,VEERED INTO DITCH. AUTO FUEL CAUSED STICKING VALVES

NTSB investigation

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