# Accident 19901111049759A: Piper PA24250, Oswego, KS, November 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1990, 13:30 local time
- Place: Oswego, KS
- Airport: Oswego Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1593° N, 95.1104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1593&lon=-95.1104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6981P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6981P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901111049759A

## Narrative

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

TOO HIGH AND FAST FOR LANDING . BEGAN GO AROUND. ENGINE QUIT. CRASH LANDED OFF RUNWAY. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY 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 CHI91LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA028), Nov 11, 1990: Piper PA-24-250 (N6981P), Oswego, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION DUE TO IMPROPER PLACEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR BY THE PILOT.

## Other reports on N6981P (1)

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

- [Incident 19990315039919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990315039919I), Mar 15, 1999: Piper PA24250 (N6981P), Mulberry, FL, Minor damage. Landing at south lake airport (X49) did not notice gear indictation. Landed with gear retracted doing minor damage to the aircraft.

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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