# Accident 19940128001079A: Piper PA24250, Centerville, AL, January 28, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1994, 14:30 local time
- Place: Centerville, AL
- Airport: Bibb County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9491° N, 87.1306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9491&lon=-87.1306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6085P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6085P-2012-06-21) (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 O540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,279 total, 9 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940128001079A

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE LOST POWER STALLED OFF END OF DEPARTURE RUNWAY. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TIP TANKS.

## 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 ATL94FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA046), Jan 28, 1994: Piper PA-24-250 (N6085P), Centreville, AL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ASSURE THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE PROPER POSITION FOR TAKEOFF.

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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