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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Greenville, SC · September 21, 1991

Date
September 21, 1991 · 09:30 local
Place
Greenville, SC
Airport
Greenville Downtown Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8728N
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL91LA179
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,750 total141 in this make and model37 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.

Engine quit on touch and go climbout after student switched tanks. Hit fence landing. Fuel selector between tanks.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON TOUCH AND GO CLIMBOUT AFTER STUDENT SWITCHED TANKS. HIT FENCE LANDING. FUEL SELECTOR BETWEEN TANKS.

NTSB investigation

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