# Accident 20060620012539A: Piper PA24250, Moravian Falls, NC, June 20, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2006, 16:00 local time
- Place: Moravian Falls, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2203° N, 81.0922° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2203&lon=-81.0922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5626P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5626P-2007-10-15) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 300 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060620012539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM FLORIDA TO OHIO. WHILE OVER THE AREA OF WILKESBORO, NC THE PILOT REPORTED OVER THE EMERGENCY FREQUENCY THAT HE HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL AND WAS GOING DOWN. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTH OF THE NORTH WILKESBORO AIRPORT.

## 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 ATL06LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA094), Jun 20, 2006: Piper PA-24-250 (N5626P), Wilkesboro, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel consumption calculations and improper in-flight planning/decision which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, a forced landing, and collision with…

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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