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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-160 · Flagstaff, AZ · May 15, 1990

Date
May 15, 1990 · 13:50 local
Place
Flagstaff, AZ
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4232P
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90LA175
Reported as
Piper PA23160
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,530 total43 in this make and model48 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Lost left engine switching tanks crash landed rough field. Fuel selector binding was between main and aux tanks.

As the FAA filed it

LOST LEFT ENGINE SWITCHING TANKS CRASH LANDED ROUGH FIELD. FUEL SELECTOR BINDING WAS BETWEEN MAIN AND AUX TANKS.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N4232P · 1

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