# Accident 20000930014549A: Porterfield LP-65, Corsicana, TX, September 30, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2000, 16:15 local time
- Place: Corsicana, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0791° N, 96.4604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0791&lon=-96.4604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25563, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25563) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Porterfield LP-65 (registry code 6480124, https://openairdocs.org/model/porterfield-lp-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000930014549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM FRANKSTON, TEXAS TO SAGINAW, TX. AT 1615 CDT LANDED IN A FIELD ABOUT 1.3 MILES FROM THE CORSICANA, TEXAS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT WHEN THE PILOT ANNOUNCED TO THE CORSICANA UNICORN THAT HE WAS OUT OF FUEL AND WAS LANDING IN A FIELD. THE A/C WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT STRUCK DEBRIS IN THE FIELD AND THE PILOT WAS INJURED.

## 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 FTW00LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA272), Sep 30, 2000: Porterfield LP65 (N25563), Corsicana, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to refuel the airplane, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor was the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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