# Accident 19810828052699A: Piper PA24250, Jenks, OK, August 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1981, 16:51 local time
- Place: Jenks, OK
- Airport: Jones
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8070° N, 96.4211° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JONES MEML (3F7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8070&lon=-96.4211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6172P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6172P-2018-03-15) (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: 344 total, 170 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FPM21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPM21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810828052699A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL RETURNING TO BASE. STRUCK FENCE ON FORCED LANDING.

## 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 FTW81FPM21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPM21), Aug 28, 1981: Piper PA-24 (N6172P), Jenks, OK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6172P (2)

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

- [Incident 20150912014949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150912014949I), Sep 12, 2015: Piper PA-24-250 (N6172P), Shelbyville, TN, Minor damage. On downwind, the gear was extended, then retracted due to another aircraft sitting on the runway. The pilot stated he was planning to go around and enter…
- [Accident 19730826032329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730826032329A), Aug 26, 1973: Piper PA24250 (N6172P), Lake Wales, FL, Substantial damage. Acft lgts on gr warn lgt dimmed.

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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