# Accident 19910924045499A: Piper PA31350, Columbus, NE, September 24, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1991, 07:50 local time
- Place: Columbus, NE
- Airport: Columbus Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4307° N, 97.3495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4307&lon=-97.3495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5SL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,470 total, 715 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA273) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910924045499A

## Narrative

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

BOTH ENGINES QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. FORCE LANDED IN TALL CORNFIELD. AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN SERVICED WITH JET 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 CHI91LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA273), Sep 24, 1991: Piper PA-31-350 (N5SL), Columbus, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER REFUELING BY GROUND PERSONNEL AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT.

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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