# Accident 19850419065369A: Piper PA24250, Fellsmere, FL, April 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1985, 09:25 local time
- Place: Fellsmere, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7608° N, 80.5906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7608&lon=-80.5906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5836P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5836P) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 222 total, 25 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850419065369A

## Narrative

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

DURING PREFLIGHT, REMAINING FUEL WAS DETERMINED BY DIPPING TWIG IN TANK. GUESSED WRONG AND RAN OUT OF FUEL.

## 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 MIA85LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA149), Apr 19, 1985: Piper PA-24-250 (N5836P), Fellsmere, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5836P (2)

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

- [Incident 20160823023879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160823023879I), Aug 23, 2016: Piper PA-24-250 (N5836P), Nashville, TN, Minor damage. The pilot had flown out of kjwn, john c. tune airport. He discovered a gear unsafe condition before landing at john c. tune. He used the aircraft manual…
- [Accident 19981219041909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981219041909A), Dec 19, 1998: Piper PA24250 (N5836P), St Petersburg-C, FL, Substantial damage. (.19)On December 19, 1998, about 1714 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-24, N5836P, reistered to cross winds aviation, inc., experienced an in-flight loss of…

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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