# Accident 19910329007899A: Piper PA24250, Nashville, TN, March 29, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1991, 19:14 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Nashville International Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8793° N, 86.9491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8793&lon=-86.9491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7457P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7457P-1991-08-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1D5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 693 total, 41 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910329007899A

## Narrative

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

STALLED INTO TREES ON IFR APPROACH,FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY AUX TANK. NO MECHANICAL DEFECT. REPORTED ICING,HEAVY SNOW

## 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 ATL91FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA073), Mar 30, 1991: Piper PA-24-250 (N7457P), Franklin, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SELECT A PROPER FUEL TANK FOR FLIGHT, RESULTING IN FUEL STARVATION TO THE ENGINE, AND SUBSEQUENT ENGINE STOPPAGE. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE EVALUATION OF THE WEATHER…

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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