# Accident 19910831037629A: Piper PA23250, Sod, WV, August 31, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1991, 19:40 local time
- Place: Sod, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2605° N, 81.8792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2605&lon=-81.8792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5435Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5435Y-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540E1B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 38 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO91FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91FA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910831037629A

## Narrative

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

LOST LEFT ENGINE POWER EN ROUTE. FLIPPED OVER LANDING IN FIELD. LEFT FUEL TANK EMPTY. FLIGHT POSSIBLE ON ONE ENGINE

## 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 BFO91FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91FA078), Aug 31, 1991: Piper PA-23-250 (N5435Y), Sod, WV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER LEVEL OFF WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. CONTRIBUTING WAS FUEL STARVATION RESULTING IN PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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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