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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Bluffton, OH · July 30, 2000

Date: July 30, 2000 · 14:30 local
Place: Bluffton, OH
Airport: Bluffton Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N5271P
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD00FA067
Reported as: Piper PA24250
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N5271PRegistration cancelled Jan 20, 2001 · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-309 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250

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What happened

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(-23) At about 2:10 p.m., N5271P contacted Bluffton Airport (5G7) by rakio and asked for the active runway. N5271P was given the current runway (runway 23) and the winds at the airport. At about 2:30 p.m., N5271P crashed into an already harvested wheat field about 3/4 mile short of runway 23. There was no post craft fire and the pilot expired at the scene.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT ABOUT 2:10 P.M., N5271P CONTACTED BLUFFTON AIRPORT (5G7) BY RAKIO AND ASKED FOR THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. N5271P WAS GIVEN THE CURRENT RUNWAY (RUNWAY 23) AND THE WINDS AT THE AIRPORT. AT ABOUT 2:30 P.M., N5271P CRASHED INTO AN ALREADY HARVESTED WHEAT FIELD ABOUT 3/4 MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY 23. THERE WAS NO POST CRAFT FIRE AND THE PILOT EXPIRED AT THE SCENE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB IAD00FA067Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBluffton, OHPilot's improper fuel calculations, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Also causal, was his abrupt maneuver during the forced landing, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.Jul 30, 2000 · Substantial damage