# Accident 19900630023069A: Piper PA24, Arlington, TX, June 30, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1990, 11:45 local time
- Place: Arlington, TX
- Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7493° N, 97.0806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7493&lon=-97.0806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5256P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5256P-1990-11-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 470 total, 87 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900630023069A

## Narrative

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

FUEL EXHAUSTION ON SHORT FINAL,STRUCK FENCE POST ON POWER OFF LANDING. EMPTY LEFT TANK. FUEL SELECTOR ON RIGHT TANK

## 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 FTW90LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA129), Jun 30, 1990: Piper PA24-180 (N5256P), Arlington, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION CAUSED BY THE PILOT IN COMMANDS FAILURE TO SELECT A TANK WITH FUEL AND THE IMPROPER LOWERING OF FLAPS WHILE PERFORMING A FORCED LANDING RESULTING IN…

## Other reports on N5256P (1)

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

- [Incident 19811114080699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811114080699I), Nov 14, 1981: Piper PA24 (N5256P), Oklahoma City, OK, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed on landing roll. Landing gear transmission had seperated from the attaching bulkhead

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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