# Accident 19950923030019A: Piper PA32260, St Augustine, FL, September 23, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1995, 10:30 local time
- Place: St Augustine, FL
- Airport: St Augustine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0096° N, 81.4093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0096&lon=-81.4093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40971, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40971) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 362 total, 11 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950923030019A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON WIDE BASE. LANDED IN TREES. NO FUEL IN CARBURETOR. IMPACT RUPTURED TANKS. INDICATES FUEL STARVATION.

## 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 MIA95LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA231), Sep 23, 1995: Piper PA-32-260 (N40971), St. Augustine, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS RESULTING IN THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING 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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