# Accident 19851031055889A: Piper PA24250, Terrell, TX, October 31, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1985, 13:00 local time
- Place: Terrell, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7293° N, 96.2892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7293&lon=-96.2892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6393P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6393P) (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 O540A1C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 315 total, 23 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86FPA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FPA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851031055889A

## Narrative

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

RAN THROUGH FENCE SHORT OF RUNWAY DURING FORCED LANDING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 FTW86FPA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FPA04), Oct 31, 1985: Piper PA-24-250 (N6393P), Terrell, TX, 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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