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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Gladewater, TX · March 9, 1996

Date
March 9, 1996
Place
Gladewater, TX
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8726N
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW96LA146
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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Pilot turned off fuel instead of air vent and crashed into a wooded area.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT TURNED OFF FUEL INSTEAD OF AIR VENT AND CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N8726N · 1

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