# Accident 19880908038499A: Piper PA32260, Watertown, WI, September 8, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1988, 11:45 local time
- Place: Watertown, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1907° N, 88.7204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1907&lon=-88.7204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9346C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9346C-1991-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 436 total, 24 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880908038499A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF WITH FUEL SELECTOR ON A NEAR EMPTY TIP TANK.ENGINE DIED ON CLIMBOUT DUE TO LACK OF FUEL.STALLED ON LANDING

## 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 CHI88LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA232), Sep 8, 1988: Piper PA-32-260 (N9346C), Watertown, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S IMPROPER SELECTION OF THE FUEL TANK, AND HIS SUBSEQUENT FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N9346C (1)

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

- [Accident 19830827069049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830827069049A), Aug 27, 1983: Piper PA32260 (N9346C), Watertown, WI, Substantial damage. Ran off the runway on the landing roll. Aircraft's landing light inoperative. No runway centerline markings.

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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