# Accident 19831006053149A: Piper PA24250, Vicksburg, MS, October 6, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1983, 16:45 local time
- Place: Vicksburg, MS
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2389° N, 90.9278° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2389&lon=-90.9278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7691P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7691P-1991-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1D5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831006053149A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT FROM FUEL STARVATION. THERE WAS FUEL IN AUX 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 ATL84LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA014), Oct 6, 1983: Piper PA-24-250 (N7691P), Vicksburg, MS, substantial damage

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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