# Accident 19940316005539A: Piper PA24250, Selma, CA, March 16, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1994, 08:45 local time
- Place: Selma, CA
- Airport: Selma Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5296° N, 119.6409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5296&lon=-119.6409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7541P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7541P-2013-02-21) (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 O540A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,853 total, 50 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940316005539A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT. TOO LOW. HIT TREE SHORT OF RUNWAY. FUEL SELECTOR EMPTY TANK. PIC IN RIGHT SEAT.

## 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 LAX94LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA164), Mar 16, 1994: Piper PA-24-250 (N7541P), Selma, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE FUEL SUPPLY WHICH ALLOWED THE ENGINE TO SUSTAIN FUEL STARVATION, AND HIS FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST BY NOT USING THE ELECTRICAL FUEL BOOST PUMP. THE…

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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