44.7415° N, 68.0147° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Deblois, ME, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 28, 1992 · 14:00 local
Place
Deblois, ME
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
CFYDY
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1A5
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total450 in this make and model30 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.
Unable to turn fuel selector valve. Engine quit due to fuel starvation. Forced landing on road.
As the FAA filed it
UNABLE TO TURN FUEL SELECTOR VALVE. ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. FORCED LANDING ON ROAD.