# Accident 19881123051859A: Piper PA24250, Charlotte, NC, November 23, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1988, 11:36 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Charlotte-Douglas International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0002° N, 80.9407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0002&lon=-80.9407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6711P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6711P) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,132 total, 32 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881123051859A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON AN ILS APPROACH.CRASH LANDED IN A PEACH ORCHARD. LEAKY FUEL CAPS SIPHONED FUEL. DIDNT WATCH 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 ATL89LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA044), Nov 23, 1988: Piper PA-24-250 (N6711P), Ft Mill, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6711P (1)

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

- [Accident 19750324009239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750324009239A), Mar 24, 1975: Piper PA24250 (N6711P), Wayside, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft collided with road sign. Left tank fuel quantity gauge shorted electrically.

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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