# Accident 19870314005969A: Piper PA24250, Meridian, MS, March 14, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1987, 12:55 local time
- Place: Meridian, MS
- Airport: Key
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2398° N, 90.2791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2398&lon=-90.2791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6290P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6290P-2013-04-29) (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: 192 total, 8 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870314005969A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES ON LANDING.  PILOT FAILED TO CHECK 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 MIA87LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA107), Mar 14, 1987: Piper PA-24-250 (N6290P), Meridian, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6290P (1)

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

- [Incident 19780706042519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780706042519I), Jul 6, 1978: Piper PA24 (N6290P), Whiteriver, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot taxiied into a vehicle moving in the tie down area. His vision was obscured by the low sun.

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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