# Accident 19801107063889A: Piper PA24250, Iola, TX, November 7, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1980, 12:00 local time
- Place: Iola, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7726° N, 96.0776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iola, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7726&lon=-96.0776&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6691P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6691P-2018-09-13) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,350 total, 600 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DRA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801107063889A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL NEAR DESTINATION. CRASH-LANDED IN PASTURE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW81DRA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRA06), Nov 7, 1980: Piper PA-24 (N6691P), Iola, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6691P (3)

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

- [Accident 20160212001629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160212001629A), Feb 12, 2016: Piper PA-24-250 (N6691P), Sturgis, SD, Substantial damage. On February 12, 2016 at 12:20 pm a Piper PA24-250-commanche, [privacy data omitted] was involved in an accident while navigating a missed approach, during a…
- [Incident 19800925070959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800925070959I), Sep 25, 1980: Piper PA24250 (N6691P), El Paso, TX, Minor damage. Hard landing caused gear to collapse.
- [Accident 19770921030539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770921030539A), Sep 21, 1977: Piper PA24250 (N6691P), Globe, AZ, Substantial damage. Hit bank 20 ft short of rwy. No engine malfunction found

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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