# Accident 19970525011909A: Piper PA24250, Ward, AR, May 25, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1997, 18:30 local time
- Place: Ward, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 35.0138° N, 91.9577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ward, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0138&lon=-91.9577&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7967P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7967P-1998-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970525011909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 25, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 CDT, A PIPER PA-24-250 AIRPLANE, N7967P, OWNED AND REGISTERED TO TWO PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING IN THE VICINITY OF WARD, AR. THE PRIVATE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM DOGWOOD FIELD (PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR WARD, AR) AT ABOUT 1700 CDT, WHILE ON RETURN FLIGHT TO DOGWOOD FIELD. THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND. THE FORCED LANDING OCCURRED IN A HEAVILY WOODED TERRAIN. EXAMINATION OF WRECKAGE BY AN FAA INSPECTOR REVEALED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN FUEL TANKS CONTAINED ZERO GALLONS OF FUEL, THE RIGHT AUXILIARY FUEL TANK WAS FULL. THE FUEL SELECTOR HANDLE WAS FOUND IN THE "OFF" POSITION. THE LEFT AUXILIARY TANK WAS 1/2 TO 3/4 FULL. THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR THAT HE FELT THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS ATTRIBUTED TO "FUEL STARVATION DUE TO FUEL MISMANAGEMENT." THE PILOT SUBSEQUENTLY PARTICIPATED IN A REMEDIAL TRAINING PROGRAM IN LIEU OF ENFORCEMENT ACTION.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N7967P (2)

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

- [Incident 19881025062249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881025062249I), Oct 25, 1988: Piper PA24250 (N7967P), Nashville, TN. Electrical power loss. Unable to contact tower. Landed on inactive runway. ATC unaware of landing.
- [Incident 19860627059929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860627059929I), Jun 27, 1986: Piper PA24250 (N7967P), Jacksonville, AR. Cockpit filled with smoke and engine ran rough. Shut down engine. Vectored to airport. Oil cooler line ruptured.

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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