# Accident 19961207037539A: Piper PA23250, Elyria, OH, December 7, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1996, 16:30 local time
- Place: Elyria, OH
- Airport: Elyria Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3694° N, 82.1004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3694&lon=-82.1004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4911P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4911P-2013-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1D5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,293 total, 1,210 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961207037539A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON APPROACH. GOT BELOW VMC. LANDED SHORT PLOWED FIELD. FAILED FEATHER OR CLEAN UP. LEFT FUEL TANK EMPTY. (-23) AFTER A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27 AT ELYRIA (1G1). BECAUSE OF THE SUN IN THE PILOT'S EYES, THE PILOT DID A GO-AROUND AND ATTEMPTED LANDING ON RUNWAY 9. POWER WAS LOST TO THE LEFT ENGINE AND THE AIRPLANE LANDED IN A FIELD BEFORE THE RUNWAY, IT HIT A FENCE AND STOPPED NEXT TO A GARAGE.

## 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 IAD97LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA029), Dec 7, 1996: Piper PA-23-250 (N4911P), Elyria, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's fuel mismanagement which led to fuel starvation to one engine, and the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane.

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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