# Accident 19910919042269A: Piper PA24250, Arco, ID, September 19, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1991, 12:15 local time
- Place: Arco, ID
- Airport: Arco-Butte County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6494° N, 113.2791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6494&lon=-113.2791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7985P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7985P) (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 IO540C1B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,715 total, 1,330 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910919042269A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE AFTER RUNNING 3 OR 4 TANKS OUT OF USABLE FUEL. HIGH SINK RATE LANDING.BELIEVE ICE BLOCKED FUEL

## 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 SEA91LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA247), Sep 19, 1991: Piper PA-24-250 (N7985P), Arco, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: WATER IN THE FUEL TANK AND THE INABILITY OF THE PILOT TO FLARE FOR LANDING AFTER MANEUVERING TO AVOID TRANSMISSION LINES IN HIS FLIGHT PATH DURING THE FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N7985P (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20150704010039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150704010039A), Jul 4, 2015: Piper PA-24-250 (N7985P), Newton, KS, Substantial damage. On July 4, 2015, at approximately 1115 local time, a private pilot was involved in an aircraft accident that occurred while landing the Piper PA-24 comanche…
- [Incident 19790819032039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790819032039I), Aug 19, 1979: Piper PA24250 (N7985P), Mackay, ID, Minor damage. Attention diverted by flock of geese. Pilot dropped airplane in from 30 feet.
- [Accident 19741127038759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741127038759A), Nov 27, 1974: Piper PA24250 (N7985P), Arco, ID, Substantial damage. Encountered fog on apch. Called arpt for destination wx.

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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