# Accident 19910329008059A: Piper PA23250, Jean, NV, March 29, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1991, 17:45 local time
- Place: Jean, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7499° N, 115.5292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7499&lon=-115.5292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99255, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99255-1997-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-235 (registry code 7102306, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC O540B1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 176 total, 21 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910329008059A

## Narrative

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

LOST BOTH ENGINES EN ROUTE. NOSED OVER LANDING IN DESERT. FUEL SELECTORS ON EMPTY INBOARD TANKS. FUEL IN OUTBOARDS.

## 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 LAX91LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA148), Mar 30, 1991: Piper PA-23-250 (N99255), Jean, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION DUE TO THE IMPROPER FUEL MANAGEMENT (POSITIONING OF THE FUEL SELECTOR) BY THE PILOT, AND HIS IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF…

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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