# Accident 19950803049419A: Piper PA23250, Monroe, LA, August 3, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1995, 16:00 local time
- Place: Monroe, LA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5093° N, 92.0794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5093&lon=-92.0794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76SR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76SR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA327) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950803049419A

## Narrative

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

(-16) IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT, HE REPORTED THAT AFTER HE BEGAN A DESCENT FROM 7,000 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL) TO A LOWER ALTITUDE, THE AIRCRAFT'S NO. 2 ENGINE FAILED TO PRODUCE POWER. THE PILOT'S ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED TO RESTARTING THE ENGINE AND FAILED TO FEATHER THE AIRCRAFT'S NO. 2 PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED A DEER HUNTING STAND AND A GALVANIZED TUBING FENCE, RESULTING IN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE, PROPELLER, AND NOSE LANDING GEAR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 FTW95LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA327), Aug 3, 1995: Piper PA-23-250 (N76SR), Monroe, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER POSITIONING OF THE FUEL SELECTOR RESULTING IN FUEL STARVATION AND THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW THE PUBLISHED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR PROPELLER FEATHERING. FACTORS WERE 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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