# Accident 19880322006959A: Piper PA23250, Excelsior, MO, March 22, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1988, 02:25 local time
- Place: Excelsior, MO
- Airport: Excelsior Springs Memorial Arp
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CHRA
- Location: 39.3505° N, 94.2299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3505&lon=-94.2299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62526, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62526-1989-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,455 total, 1,150 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880322006959A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON A NIGHT FLIGHT EN ROUTE UNDER IFR RULES. CRASHED INTO TREES. GROSS PILOT MISJUDGEMENT 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 MKC88FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA067), Mar 22, 1988: Piper PA-23-250 (N62526), Excelsior Spgs, MO, destroyed

## Other reports on N62526 (1)

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

- [Incident 19821017070939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821017070939I), Oct 17, 1982: Piper PA23250 (N62526), Pomonkey, MD, Minor damage. Failed to use landing checklist. Landed gear up.

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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