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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Belt, MT · November 14, 1991

Date
November 14, 1991 · 09:20 local
Place
Belt, MT
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6072P
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA92LA017
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1A5
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total525 in this make and model7 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.

Left fuel tank vent blocked, engine quit turning final due cavatation of fuel. Landed hard,short of runway.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT FUEL TANK VENT BLOCKED, ENGINE QUIT TURNING FINAL DUE CAVATATION OF FUEL. LANDED HARD,SHORT OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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