# Accident 20061203025909A: Piper PA24250, Jacksboro, TX, December 3, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 2006, 15:00 local time
- Place: Jacksboro, TX
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2239° N, 98.1414° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2239&lon=-98.1414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5697P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5697P-2007-01-31) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061203025909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) OFF-FIELD LANDING DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. DURING THE TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE AND HIS WIFE TOOK OFF FROM NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT (KVGT) TO BRIDGEPORT AIRPORT (XBP) AND DURING THE LAST PORTION OF THE ENROUTE PORTION OF THE FLIGHT, HE RAN OUT OF FUEL AND HAD TO DO AN OFF-FIELD LANDING AT A PRIVATE RANCH LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 MILES SOUTH OF JACKSBORO, TX. THE PIC ALSO REPORTED THAT THE FUEL COMPUTING EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON THE AIRCRAFT WAS INDICATING 14 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING BEFORE THE FIRST SIGN OF FUEL STARVATION OCCURRED. THE PIC FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE FUSELAGE WAS PRETTY MUCH CUT IN HALF.

## 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 DFW07CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA034), Dec 3, 2006: Piper PA-24-250 (N5697P), Jacksboro, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel calculations, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A factor was the unsuitable terrain encountered during the emergency landing.

## Other reports on N5697P (1)

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

- [Accident 19821013052699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821013052699A), Oct 13, 1982: Piper PA24250 (N5697P), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Was struck by a ground safety vehicle while holding short of the active runway. Vehicle driver did not see aircraft

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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