Piper PA-22 N4509A
29 April 1968 · Buffalo, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 April 1968 at about 13:00 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N4509A was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Buffalo, Minnesota, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Buffalo, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Buffalo
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22
- Registration
- N4509A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1172
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FUEL SELECTOR VALVE LOOSE, INADVERTENTLY MOVED BYPAX KNEE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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