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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Yarmouth, MA · July 11, 1990

Date
July 11, 1990 · 09:45 local
Place
Yarmouth, MA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N83968
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC90LA157
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
121 total9 in this make and model6 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 sputtered on right tank showing full after using same for some time . Switch to left back to right. Ditched.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE SPUTTERED ON RIGHT TANK SHOWING FULL AFTER USING SAME FOR SOME TIME . SWITCH TO LEFT BACK TO RIGHT. DITCHED.

NTSB investigation

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