# Accident 19900327006289A: Piper PA32260, Bolivar, TN, March 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1990, 11:30 local time
- Place: Bolivar, TN
- Airport: Bolivar-Hardeman County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2598° N, 88.9897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2598&lon=-88.9897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5524J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5524J-2018-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900327006289A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF WITH FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. ENGINE QUIT, TRIED TO TURN BACK, DRAGGED WING AND SLID INTO A DITCH.

## 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 ATL90LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA086), Mar 27, 1990: Piper PA-32 (N5524J), Bolivar, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO PROPERLY SELECT A TANK WITH SUFFICIENT FUEL PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.

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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