# Accident 19820918047449A: Piper PA24, Erie, PA, September 18, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1982, 00:05 local time
- Place: Erie, PA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1303° N, 80.1409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1303&lon=-80.1409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6253P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6253P-1994-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 468 total, 60 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82DA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820918047449A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. LANDED SHORT, STRUCK APPROACH LIGHTS. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK.

## 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 NYC82DA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA226), Sep 18, 1982: Piper PA-24 (N6253P), Erie, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6253P (1)

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

- [Accident 19940221006239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940221006239A), Feb 21, 1994: Piper PA24250 (N6253P), Kinston, NC, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on takeoff. Returned with gear up intransit landing. Collapsed on runway. Plastic blocked carb air

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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