# Accident 20141007019949A: Piper PA-31-350, Glenham, SD, October 7, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2014, 10:10 local time
- Place: Glenham, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CEPA
- Location: 45.5161° N, 100.2714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5161&lon=-100.2714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300VF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N300VF-2015-11-17) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,481 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 142 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15CA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141007019949A

## Narrative

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

ON 10/7/2014, N300VF WAS ON A CFR PART 91 VFR RE-POSITIONING FLIGHT FROM ABERDEEN, SD TO MOBRIDGE, SD.  THE PILOT STATED HIS CRUISE ALTITUDE WAS 4500'MSL.  THE PILOT STATED AFTER 25 MINUTES OF FLIGHT, THE TWIN ENGINE AIRCRAFT FIRST EXPERIENCED FUEL STARVATION ON THE LEFT ENGINE.  HE FEATHERED AND SECURED THE LEFT ENGINE.  APPROXIMATELY 6 TO 8 MINUTES LATER HE STATED HE EXPERIENCED FUEL STARVATION ON THE RIGHT ENGINE.  HE STATED THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS STILL PROVIDING SOME PARTIAL POWER.   THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORN FIELD APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE SOUTH OF GLENHAM, SD AT APPROXIMATELY 1110 CDT.  THE EMERGENCY LANDING CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COWLINGS, ENGINE MOUNTS, FUSELAGE, LANDING GEAR, RIGHT WING, AND BOTH PROPELLERS.  THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE FARMER'S CROP.  THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF FUEL OR OIL SPILLS.  THERE WAS ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT.  THIS GENTLEMAN RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES TO HIS FACE.  NO OTHER INJURIES REPORTED.  A WITNESS REPORTED TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPUTY THAT BOTH PROPELLERS WERE STOPPED PRIOR TO LANDING IN THE FARMERS FIELD. THE DEPUTY SUPPLIED DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN15CA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA006), Oct 7, 2014: Piper PA 31-350 (N300VF), Glenham, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in losses of power on both engines due to fuel exhaustion.

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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