# Accident 19900831044509A: Piper PA25235, Logansport, IN, August 31, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1990, 11:45 local time
- Place: Logansport, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7505° N, 86.3496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7505&lon=-86.3496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7330Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7330Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 152 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900831044509A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON A LOCAL FLIGHT. CRASH LANDED IN A CORNFIELD.

## 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 CHI90LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA253), Aug 31, 1990: Piper PA25-235 (N7330Z), Logansport, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PRESENCE OF STANDING CORN IN THE TOUCHDOWN AREA WAS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N7330Z (1)

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

- [Incident 20010322006669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010322006669I), Mar 22, 2001: Piper PA25235 (N7330Z), Niceville, FL, Minor damage. (-23)Pilot stated he was towing banners at 1000 ft when engine stopped. He landed in water. Aircraft flipped over, engine inspection shows the idle gear bolts…

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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