# Accident 19891125046609A: Piper PA24250, Helen, GA, November 25, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Helen, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7007° N, 83.7206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7007&lon=-83.7206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7681P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7681P-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (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 O540A1D5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891125046609A

## Narrative

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

APPARENTLY RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE,CRASHED INTO TREES AT HIGH IMPACT SPEED. HAD PRIOR FUEL EXHAUSTION ACCIDENT.

## 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 ATL90FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA031), Nov 25, 1989: Piper PA-24-250 (N7681P), Helen, GA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY PREFLIGHT AND PLAN EN ROUTE REFUELING STOPS. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING THE EMERGENCY DESCENT.

## Other reports on N7681P (1)

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

- [Accident 19860807053199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860807053199A), Aug 7, 1986: Piper STCPA24 (N7681P), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. The engine failed from fuel starvation and the airplane landed on a road. Pilot suspects stolen fuel.

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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