# Accident 19850502019139A: Piper PA24250, Bandon, OR, May 2, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1985, 18:36 local time
- Place: Bandon, OR
- Airport: Bandon State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0865° N, 124.4079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BANDON STATE (S05), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0865&lon=-124.4079&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5543P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5543P-1989-07-26) (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 O540A1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,354 total, 750 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850502019139A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL APPROACHING DESTINATION DURING GEAR DOWN FERRY.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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