# Incident 20200817021929I: Piper PA-32-301T, El Reno, OK, August 17, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2020, 16:01 local time
- Place: El Reno, OK
- Airport: El Reno
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4727° N, 98.0058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EL RENO RGNL (RQO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4727&lon=-98.0058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8266D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8266D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301T (registry code 7103209, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-301T
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 199 total, 14 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200817021929I

## Narrative

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

ON 08/17/2020 A PIPER PA-32-301T, REGISTRATION NUMBER N8266D, S/N 32-8024049 DEPARTED TAOS REGIONAL AIRPORT (KSKX) TAOS, NM. WITH DESTINATION TO WILEY POST AIRPORT (KPWA) OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. UNDER VMC CONDITIONS. DURING THIS FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR S.W. 27TH AND AIRPORT RD. IN EL RENO, OK AS A RESULT OF FUEL DEPLETION/STARVATION, AS REPORTED BY THE PILOT. THERE WERE 6 SOULS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT DURING THIS EVENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED OR REPORTED DURING THIS INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, AND PROPELLER. I HAVE PROVIDED COUNSELING TO THE PIC CONCERNING UTILIZING THE CHECKLIST DURING OPERATIONS AND PROPER REQUIRED FUEL LOAD/BURN RATE CALCULATIONS. THE PIC CONCURS. SEE SAS ACTIVITY I.D. SW15202101462 FOR DETAILS.

## Other reports on N8266D (1)

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

- [Accident 20230116000269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230116000269A), Jan 16, 2023: Piper PA-32-301T (N8266D), Kingfiser, OK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. A 1980 Piper PA-32-301T aircraft departed pwa at approximately 1215L on January 16, 2023. After roughly 30 minutes of flight the aircraft crashed around 1245L,…

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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