# Accident 20091003050079A: Piper PA-24-260, Highgate, VT, October 3, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2009, 11:45 local time
- Place: Highgate, VT
- Airport: Franklin County State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9403° N, 73.0972° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9403&lon=-73.0972&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9237P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9237P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 778 total, 44 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091003050079A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MISCALCULATED AMOUNT OF REMAINING FUEL IN LEFT MAIN TANK AND ASSUMED SUFFICIENT FUEL REMAINED FOR A 10 MINUTE FLIGHT.  DURING TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROX 300 FEET WHEN ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.  PILOT ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH TANKS, BUT WAS UNABLE AND LANDED APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET FROM END OF RUNWAY ON GRASS.  AIRCRAFT ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 150 YARDS AND MADE CONTACT WITH A CHAIN LINK FENCE AND CONTINUED 20 FEET FURTHER BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP.

## 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 ERA10CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA002), Oct 3, 2009: Piper PA-24-260 (N9237P), Highgate, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management which resulted in loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N9237P (1)

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

- [Incident 20230119005179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230119005179I), Jan 19, 2023: Piper PA-24-260 (N9237P), Okeechobee, FL, Minor damage. Okeechobee, FL (obe): [privacy data omitted], PA-24-260, experienced a nose gear collapse upon landing on runway 23. Aircraft was towed from the runway. No on…

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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