# Accident 19931005038559A: Piper PA25235, Frankfort, MI, October 5, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1993, 16:00 local time
- Place: Frankfort, MI
- Airport: City-County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6302° N, 86.2297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6302&lon=-86.2297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6862Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6862Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-B2B5 (registry code 42337, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-b2b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1D5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931005038559A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON LANDING APPROACH AFTER A GLIDER TOW. LANDED 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 CHI94LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA006), Oct 5, 1993: Piper PA-25-235 (N6862Z), Frankfort, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to perform refueling.

## Other reports on N6862Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19860818040649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860818040649A), Aug 18, 1986: Piper PA25235 (N6862Z), White Pigeon, MI, Substantial damage. The aircraft stalled into a corn field during takeoff. Shifting winds and turbulence factors.

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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