# Accident 19960809022259A: Piper PA25235, Farmville, NC, August 9, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1996, 15:10 local time
- Place: Farmville, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RRMG
- Location: 35.5908° N, 77.5905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5908&lon=-77.5905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82313, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82313-2003-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,447 total, 191 in this make and model, 116 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960809022259A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL RETURNING FROM SPRAY FIELD. STALLED OUT OF A LANDING SLIP INTO A CORNFIELD.

## 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 MIA96LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA211), Aug 9, 1996: Piper PA-25-235 (N82313), Farmville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculations which resulted in loss of engine power do to fuel exhaustion and a hard landing during a forced landing in a field.

## Other reports on N82313 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820708040009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820708040009I), Jul 8, 1982: Piper PA25235 (N82313), Johns, NC, Minor damage. Engine quit on a spray run. Landed in a plowed field. Magneto p leads shorted on muffler. Burnt magneto field wire.
- [Accident 19770829025199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770829025199A), Aug 29, 1977: Piper PA25235 (N82313), Ehrhardt, SC, Substantial damage

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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