# Accident 19950505009739A: Piagio FWP149D, St Augustine, FL, May 5, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1995, 11:55 local time
- Place: St Augustine, FL
- Airport: St Augustine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0098° N, 81.4097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0098&lon=-81.4097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N253FW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N253FW-2011-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Focke-Wulf FWP 149D (registry code 3540106, https://openairdocs.org/model/focke-wulf-fwp-149d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIAGIO FWP149D
- Reported engine: LYC GO480B1A6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 763 total, 123 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950505009739A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK TREES AND GROUND TRYING FOR OPEN AREA. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK.

## 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 MIA95LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA126), May 5, 1995: Focke-Wulf FWP 149D (N253FW), St. Augustine, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE FUEL MANAGEMENT BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND RESULTING IN THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.