# Incident 20120613009909I: Piper PA-24-250, Bakersfield, CA, June 13, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2012, 13:00 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Bakersfield Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3249° N, 118.9960° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BAKERSFIELD MUNI (L45), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3249&lon=-118.9960&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7438P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7438P) (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 PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120613009909I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CNO, CLIMBED TO 8500 FT USING FUEL FROM THE RT MAIN TANK.  IN LEVEL FLIGHT, PILOT CHANGED TO THE LT MAIN TANK.  APPROX. 10 MIN. AFTER CHANGING TO THE LT TANK, THE ENGINE QUIT.  PILOT ELECTED TO ATEMPT A LANDING AT L45, BUT WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE AIRPORT.  AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD (DIRT) APPROX. 1 MILE SW OF L45.  NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR INJURY TO THE PILOT.  AIRCRAFT TOWED TO L45.

## Other reports on N7438P (2)

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

- [Incident 20060208001279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060208001279I), Feb 8, 2006: Piper PA24250 (N7438P), Corona, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landed gear up at ajo airport, rwy 7. Minor skin damage to belly of aircraft. The two bladed prop was bent back when the aircraft skidded to a…
- [Accident 19730329012159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730329012159A), Mar 29, 1973: Piper PA24250 (N7438P), Inverness, FL, Substantial damage. Wind variable gusting 30K.

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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