# Accident 19960525011559A: Piper PA32260, Osage Beach, MO, May 25, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1996, 12:45 local time
- Place: Osage Beach, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1300° N, 92.6491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1300&lon=-92.6491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40933, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40933-1996-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 374 total, 2 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960525011559A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASH LANDED ON GOLF COURSE SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WITHIN MINUTES OF DEPARTURE THE ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER BUT DID NOT QUIT COMPLETELY.  HE REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS BARELY ABOVE IDLE.  PASSENGERS FLYING WITH THE PILOT ALSO REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE DID NOT SPUTTER BUT CONTINUED TO RUN SMOOTHLY AT PARTIAL POWER.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTORE POWER TO THE ENGINE AND EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING AT A NEARBY GOLF COURSE. DUE TO GOLFERS ON THE FAIRWAYS, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LAND ON THE GOLF COURSE'S FAIRWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN ROUGH TERRAIN AND WENT THROUGH A RAVINE WHICH PRODUCED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THE EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT FUEL WAS AVAILABLE IN ALL FOUR FUEL TANKS PRIOR TO IMPACT DAMAGE.  THE FUEL LINES TO THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP WERE INSPECTED AND WERE INTACT WITH NO LEAKAGE.  THE ELECTRIC BOOST PUMP WAS OPERATED AND IT INDICATED NORMAL FUEL PRESSURE.  THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP WAS BENCH TESTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY.  THE ENGINE WAS TEST RUN AND OPERATED WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS.

## 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 CHI96LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA174), May 25, 1996: Piper PA-32 (N40933), Osage Beach, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: a partial loss of power for undetermined reasons.

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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