# Accident 20160603005949A: Piper PA-24-250, Loda, IL, June 3, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2016, 20:00 local time
- Place: Loda, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5583° N, 88.0672° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5583&lon=-88.0672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5376P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5376P) (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
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 17,168 total, 215 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA277) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160603005949A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED NEWTON KANSAS ENROUTE TO KENTLAND INDIANA.  AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3.2 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME (BASED ON INTERVIEW WITH PILOT), THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER. THE PILOT INITIATED A FORCED LANDING TO A HIGHWAY.  DURING THE PROCESS, THE PILOT SPOTTED AND DECIDED TO USE AN ULTRALIGHT LANDING STRIP.   THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A NOSE HIGH LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE.  UPON ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN SLIDING IN THE GRASS WITH THE PILOT LOSING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FENCE LOCATED TO THE LEFT OF THE LANDING STRIP.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BY THE CONTACT WITH THE FENCE.  UPON POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND TO HAVE EMPTY FUEL TANKS ON BOTH SIDES.  UPON SUMPING THE FUEL STRAINER, APPROXIMATELY 1 CUP OF FUEL WAS FOUND BEFORE EMPTY.  THE FUEL WAS OF THE CORRECT TYPE AND NO CONTAMINATION WAS INDICATED.

## 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 GAA16CA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA277), Jun 4, 2016: Piper PA 24 (N5376P), Loda, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly calculate the fuel consumption rate and to properly monitor the fuel status in flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a…

## Other reports on N5376P (1)

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

- [Accident 20260523005509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260523005509A), May 23, 2026: Piper COMMANCHE (N5376P), Bartow, FL, Substantial damage. On may 23, 2026, ap approximately 1340Z/0940L, aircraft landed on runway 9L at kbow with the gear retracted. No injuries to pilot, sole occupant on board.…

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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