# Accident 20050626034129A: Piper PA31310, Port Huron, MI, June 26, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2005, 13:51 local time
- Place: Port Huron, MI
- Airport: St Clair County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9111° N, 82.5289° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9111&lon=-82.5289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601RE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601RE-2013-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31310
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 3,130 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050626034129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT FUEL SUPPLY DEPLETED PRIOR TO REACHING INTENDED DESTINATION FORCING PILOT TO CONDUCT EMERGENCY WATER DITCHING.

## 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 CHI05CA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA181), Jun 26, 2005: Piper PA-31-310 (N601RE), Lake Huron, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fuel exhaustion during cruise flight, the inadequate in-flight planning/decision by the pilot, and the unsuitable terrain encountered by the pilot during the forced landing.

## Other reports on N601RE (1)

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

- [Incident 20030706019519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030706019519I), Jul 6, 2003: Piper PA31310 (N601RE), Port Huron, MI, Minor damage. (-23) Iaw the pilot info, the flt originated at Port Huron (phn), MI, at approx noon time, to drummond island (Y66), MI. When the landing gear was selected…

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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