# Incident 19791014052819I: Piper PA24250, Protho Junction, AR, October 14, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1979, 16:28 local time
- Place: Protho Junction, AR
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7676° N, 92.1988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Protho Junction, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7676&lon=-92.1988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5272P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5272P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 25 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791014052819I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE STOPPED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AFTER 3.3 HOURS OF FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N5272P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20040816018589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040816018589I), Aug 16, 2004: Piper PA24250 (N5272P), Davis, OK, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft started running rough at cruise altitude of 8500 feet. The pilot attempted to land at Davis Oklahoma. During landing approach the pilot…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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