19890520028019I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-12 · Conway, SC · May 20, 1989

Date: May 20, 1989 · 10:45 local
Place: Conway, SC
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4401M
Reported as: Piper PA12
Reported engine: Lycoming O235C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 862 total84 in this make and model167 in the last 90 days

N4401MRegistered now · Piper PA-12S/N 12-3341 · Built 1947 Airframe modelPiper PA-12 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Engine quit after liftoff. Unable to restart. Landed in field. Had both fuel selectors in off position on takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT AFTER LIFTOFF. UNABLE TO RESTART. LANDED IN FIELD. HAD BOTH FUEL SELECTORS IN OFF POSITION ON TAKEOFF.

Other reports on N4401M · 2

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

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