# Accident 19900824039709A: Piper PA31350, Norridgewock, ME, August 24, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1990, 08:15 local time
- Place: Norridgewock, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FTSA
- Location: 44.7228° N, 69.7631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norridgewock, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7228&lon=-69.7631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N250SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N250SC-1992-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,250 total, 900 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900824039709A

## Narrative

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

FUEL EXHAUSTION. CRASH LANDED IN FIELD. USED FUEL TRYING TO LOCATE VFR AIRPORT. AUX TANKS NOT FUELED. DID NOT CHECK

## 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 NYC90LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA222), Aug 24, 1990: Piper PA-31-350 (N250SC), Norridgewock, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT AND INFLIGHT PLANNING OF THE FUEL, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AND FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N250SC (1)

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

- [Incident 19900216009599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900216009599I), Feb 16, 1990: Piper PA31350 (N250SC), Waterville, ME, Minor damage. Unable to extend left gear. Landed with left gear retracted.

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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