# Accident 20140825016229A: Piper PA-32R-301T, Sedalia, MO, August 25, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2014, 17:15 local time
- Place: Sedalia, MO
- Airport: Sedalia Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7386° N, 93.1608° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7386&lon=-93.1608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N532DR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N532DR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (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-32R-301T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 549 total, 65 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA459](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA459) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140825016229A

## Narrative

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

DURING DESCENT FOR LANDING AT KDMO, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A BEAN FIELD TWO MILES NORTH OF DMO. ON-SITE EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND THE RIGHT FUEL TANK EMPTY. THE LEFT TANK HAD 37 GALLONS OF FUEL AND THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND IN THE OFF POSITION.

## 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 CEN14CA459](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA459), Aug 25, 2014: Piper PA 32R-301T (N532DR), Sedalia, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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