# Accident 19900801029619A: Piper PA23250, Burns, OR, August 1, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1990, 14:00 local time
- Place: Burns, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5907° N, 118.8892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5907&lon=-118.8892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N681M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N681M-2011-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 4 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900801029619A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE QUIT,UNABLE FEATHER OR HOLD ALTITUDE. LEFT ENGINE QUIT. LEFT TANKS EMPTY. RIGHT FUEL LINE BLOCKED.

## 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 SEA90LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA153), Aug 1, 1990: Piper PA-23-250 (N681M), Burns, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO A BLOCKED FUEL LINE AND THE OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT IN AN NON-AIRWORTHY CONDITION BY THE PIC.

## Other reports on N681M (1)

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

- [Accident 19730406006139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730406006139A), Apr 6, 1973: Piper PA23250 (N681M), Cameron, SC, Substantial damage. Acft settled in short of rwy,r ldg gr hit mound of mud collapsing rearward. Not wearing glasses.

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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