# Accident 19911114051499A: Piper PA24250, Belt, MT, November 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1991, 09:20 local time
- Place: Belt, MT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2610° N, 110.8700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2610&lon=-110.8700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6072P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6072P-2021-10-30) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 525 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911114051499A

## Narrative

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

LEFT FUEL TANK VENT BLOCKED, ENGINE QUIT TURNING FINAL DUE CAVATATION OF FUEL. LANDED HARD,SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 SEA92LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA017), Nov 14, 1991: Piper PA-24-250 (N6072P), Belt, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A BLOCKED FUEL VENT AND AN INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION.

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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