# Incident 19970315003209I: Piper PA24250, Owensboro, KY, March 15, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1997, 15:17 local time
- Place: Owensboro, KY
- Airport: Owensboro-Daviess County Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7388° N, 87.1668° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OWENSBORO/DAVIESS COUNTY RGNL (OWB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7388&lon=-87.1668&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6169P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6169P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 5,500 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970315003209I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE ENROUTE FROM BOWMAN (LOU) TO MURRAY (LEY), KY AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND LANDED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OWENSBORO (OWB). PILOT REPORTED LOST FUEL PRESSURE. EMERGENCY LANDED IN A FIELD GEARDOWN, WITH NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. PILOT ONLY ONE ON BOARD. PURPOSE OF FLIGHT WAS FOR AN ANNUAL INSPECTION TO BE DONE AT MURRAY (LEY). AIRCRAFT WAS OUT OF AN ANNUAL ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ (FULL LOAD- 2/3 RIGHT, 1/2 LEFT WHEN LEAVING BOWMAN).

## Other reports on N6169P (1)

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

- [Incident 19950727038839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950727038839I), Jul 27, 1995: Piper PA24250 (N6169P), Santa Cruz, CA, Minor damage. Hand brake malfunctioned landing. Caused aircraft to exit runway onto rough ground. Collapsed left main gear.

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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