# Accident 19910725029899A: Piper PA24400, Nashville, AR, July 25, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1991, 17:08 local time
- Place: Nashville, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9398° N, 93.8497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9398&lon=-93.8497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8507P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8507P-2020-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-400 (registry code 7102408, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-720 series (registry code 41546, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- Reported engine: LYC IO720A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 50 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910725029899A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. MADE HARD FORCED LANDING IN OPEN FIELD. FINGER FUEL STRAINER IN FUEL SERVO BLOCKED.

## 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 FTW91LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA127), Jul 25, 1991: Piper PA-24-400 (N8507P), Nashville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION INDUCED LOSS OF POWER DUE TO A BLOCKED FINGER FUEL STRAINER IN THE FUEL SERVO UNIT. A FACTOR WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AT THE PILOT'S DISPOSAL.

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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