# Incident 19881015061379I: Piper PA24250, Benton, TN, October 15, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1988, 11:15 local time
- Place: Benton, TN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1749° N, 84.6517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benton, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1749&lon=-84.6517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8262P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8262P-2023-01-11) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 748 total, 89 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881015061379I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. DID NOT TRY TO SWITCH TANKS. FORCED LANDING. HAD A FAULTY MAIN FUEL GAUGE.

## Other reports on N8262P (1)

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

- [Accident 20210820013859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210820013859A), Aug 20, 2021: Piper PA-24-250 (N8262P), Wadesboro, NC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On Friday August 20, 2021, at approximately 1013 local time, N8262P crashed into a wooded area just northwest of the departure end of runway 34, at Anson…

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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