# Accident 19920815031499A: Piper PA24250, Owosso, MI, August 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1992, 19:58 local time
- Place: Owosso, MI
- Airport: Owosso Community Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9906° N, 84.1694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9906&lon=-84.1694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5749P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5749P-1995-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total, 60 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920815031499A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH. STRUCK WIRES ON FORCED LANDING. SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK THAT SHOWED FULL ON GAUGE.

## 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 CHI92LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA243), Aug 15, 1992: Piper PA-24-250 (N5749P), Owosso, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION WHICH RESULTED FROM THE PILOT HAVING SELECTED THE WRONG FUEL TANK. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE POOR AIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT AND THE UNRELIABLE FUEL QUANTITY GAUGES.

## Other reports on N5749P (1)

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

- [Incident 19840617031149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840617031149I), Jun 17, 1984: Piper PA24250 (N5749P), Enid, OK, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Pilot beleived incorrectly that he had extended the gear for landing.

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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