# Accident 19910421011719A: Piper PA24250, Wadsworth, IL, April 21, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1991, 10:50 local time
- Place: Wadsworth, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4507° N, 87.9251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wadsworth, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4507&lon=-87.9251&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6510P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6510P-2013-10-29) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 80 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910421011719A

## Narrative

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

RAN A FUEL TANK DRY ON SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. FAILED TO SWITCH TO FULL TANK. STRUCK WIRES TRYING FOR WIDE OPEN FIELD.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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