# Accident 19850705034709A: Piper PA24250, Mccall, ID, July 5, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1985, 08:30 local time
- Place: Mccall, ID
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0699° N, 115.9699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0699&lon=-115.9699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5829P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5829P-2003-05-01) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 806 total, 65 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850705034709A

## Narrative

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

RAN ONE FUEL TANK DRY. LANDED FOR FUEL AND NONE AVAILABLE. TOOK OFF AGAIN, RAN OUT OF FUEL NEAR ALTERNATE AIRPORT.

## 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 SEA85LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA170), Jul 5, 1985: Piper PA-24-250 (N5829P), Mccall, ID, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5829P (1)

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

- [Accident 19750914029169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750914029169A), Sep 14, 1975: Piper PA24250 (N5829P), Richland, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot stated warning horn inop,undet reason.

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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