# Accident 19890606014439A: Piper PA30, Bristow, OK, June 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1989, 09:30 local time
- Place: Bristow, OK
- Airport: Jones Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8070° N, 96.4211° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JONES MEML (3F7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8070&lon=-96.4211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7959Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7959Y-2003-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,237 total, 11 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890606014439A

## Narrative

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

RAN MAIN TANKS DRY. UNABLE RESTART BY SWITCHING TANKS. CRASHED INTO TREES. FUEL IN OUTBOARD AND TIP TANKS.

## 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 FTW89LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA109), Jun 6, 1989: Piper PA-30 (N7959Y), Bristow, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FUEL MANAGEMENT AND FAILURE OF THE INFLIGHT RESTART ATTEMPT.

## Other reports on N7959Y (2)

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

- [Incident 19870201013199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870201013199I), Feb 1, 1987: Piper PA30 (N7959Y), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. Aircraft struck unlighted light standard on final and landed short. Pilot elected not to use VASI.
- [Accident 19731026036859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731026036859A), Oct 26, 1973: Piper PA30 (N7959Y), Watsonville, CA, Substantial damage. Landing gear retract arm PN21012-03 failed

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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