# Accident 19970817022519A: Cessna 425, Perkasie, PA, August 17, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1997, 18:20 local time
- Place: Perkasie, PA
- Airport: Pennridge Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3700° N, 75.2905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3700&lon=-75.2905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1224S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1224S-1998-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 425 (registry code 2076018, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-425) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 425
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A112
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,013 total, 373 in this make and model, 168 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970817022519A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT THEN LEFT ENGINE QUIT ON DESCENT TO ABE. LANDED OPEN FIELD MILE SOUTH N70. HIT OBJECTS FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 NYC97LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA166), Aug 17, 1997: Cessna 425 (N1224S), Perkasie, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight, by failing to verify the fuel supply, which led to subsequent fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power. A related factor was: the inaccurate fuel quantity gauge.

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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