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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Stow, MA · February 28, 1994

Date
February 28, 1994 · 18:45 local
Place
Stow, MA
Airport
Minute Man Airfield Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9322P
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO94LA053
Reported as
Piper PA24260
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540N1A5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

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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 100AGL on takeoff. Hit trees. Found fuel selector on right empty aux tank. Failed check selector.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT 100AGL ON TAKEOFF. HIT TREES. FOUND FUEL SELECTOR ON RIGHT EMPTY AUX TANK. FAILED CHECK SELECTOR.

NTSB investigation

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