# Accident 20130528009719A: Piper PA-31-350, Page, AZ, May 28, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2013, 16:05 local time
- Place: Page, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8992° N, 111.4572° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8992&lon=-111.4572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N969BD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N969BD-2018-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (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-31-350
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,509 total, 876 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130528009719A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ENROUTE FROM GAINSVILLE TEXAS TO FALLON NEVADA, N969BD, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE DESERT SIX MILES WEST OF THE PAGE ARIZONA AIRPORT DUE TO FUEL DEPLETION.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURY.  THE FOUR PASSENGERS ABOARD WERE UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGED. NO POST CRASH FIRE OCCURRED.

## 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 WPR13CA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA245), May 28, 2013: Piper PA-31-350 (N969BD), Page, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper fuel planning.

## Other reports on N969BD (1)

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

- [Incident 20031026032619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031026032619I), Oct 26, 2003: Piper PA31350 (N969BD), Reno, NV, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot landed gear up on rwy 16L at rno.

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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