# Accident 20201219020429A: Piper PA-46-310P, Naples, FL, December 19, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 2020, 13:00 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Airport: Naples Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1308° N, 81.8180° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1308&lon=-81.8180&mi=10
- Aircraft: N662TC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N662TC-2022-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520-BE (registry code 17277, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-be) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-46-310P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520-BE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 800 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201219020429A

## Narrative

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

DURING IFR FLIGHT FROM SRQ (SARASOTA) TO EYW (KEY WEST) AIRCRAFT LOSS ENGINE POWER AT SEVEN THOUSAND FEET ALTITUDE AFTER SWITCHING FROM RT. FUEL TANK TO LT. FUEL TANK. PILOT RETURN TO LT. FUEL TANK BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART ENGINE.

## 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 ERA21LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA087), Dec 19, 2020: Piper PA46 (N662TC), Naples, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadvertent activation of the unguarded ferry tank fuel selector valve, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.

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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