# Accident 20040320021569A: Piper PA24250, Wellington, FL, March 20, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2004, 18:00 local time
- Place: Wellington, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5889° N, 80.0933° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5889&lon=-80.0933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6583R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6583R-2005-06-06) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 331 total, 187 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040320021569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 20, 2004 A PIPER PA-24-250, N6583R OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING BECAUSE THE ENGINE STOPPED DEVELOPING POWER. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE LANDING. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED PALM BEACH COUNTY PARK, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, ON MARCH 20, 2004. ACCORDING TO INFORMATION THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT FOLLOWING MAINTENANCE ON THE ENGINE, AIRFRAME, AND FUEL SYSTEM.

## 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 ANC04LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA043), Mar 20, 2004: Piper PA-24-250 (N6583R), West Palm Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The incorrect assembly of the fuel selector valve by maintenance personnel, and the pilot's failure to make a precautionary landing to assess the fuel situation and lack of movement of the right fuel…

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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