# Accident 19940221006239A: Piper PA24250, Kinston, NC, February 21, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1994, 13:37 local time
- Place: Kinston, NC
- Airport: Eastern Regional Jetport At Stall
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3314° N, 77.6088° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3314&lon=-77.6088&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6253P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6253P-1994-06-14) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,940 total, 1,240 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940221006239A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. RETURNED WITH GEAR UP INTRANSIT LANDING. COLLAPSED ON RUNWAY.PLASTIC BLOCKED CARB AIR

## 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 ATL94LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA052), Feb 21, 1994: Piper PA-24-250 (N6253P), Kinston, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO A PARTIAL BLOCKAGE OF THE INDUCTION AIR SYSTEM BY A FOREIGN OBJECT (SILICON BAFFLING MATERIAL).

## Other reports on N6253P (1)

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

- [Accident 19820918047449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820918047449A), Sep 18, 1982: Piper PA24 (N6253P), Erie, PA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on final due to fuel starvation. Landed short, struck approach lights. Fuel selector on empty tank.

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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