# Accident 19950225002549A: Piper PA24250, Carlsbad, NM, February 25, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1995, 23:58 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4006° N, 104.2304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4006&lon=-104.2304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5613P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,404 total, 421 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950225002549A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER AFTER NOTING LOW FUEL. LANDED GEAR UP IN FIELD. BELEIVE QUICK DRAIN LEAKED 12 GALLONS FUEL EN ROUTE.

## 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 FTW95LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA131), Feb 26, 1995: Piper PA-24-250 (N5613P), Carlsbad, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION ENGINE POWER LOSS DUE TO A LEAK IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. FACTORS WERE DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED 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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