# Accident 20211023018089A: Piper PA-24-250, Sligo, PA, October 23, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2021, 09:55 local time
- Place: Sligo, PA
- Airport: Off Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1466° N, 79.4660° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1466&lon=-79.4660&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7371P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7371P) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 161 total, 31 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211023018089A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED YNG EN-ROUTE TO HXD WITH FULL FUEL. THE PILOT DECIDED TO CRUISE AT ALT 3500'. PILOT STATED, HE LEFT YNG ON THE RT MAIN TANK, APPROXIMATELY 30 MIN. INTO THE FLIGHT THE ENGINE QUIT. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND HAD TO LAND IN A FIELD. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS POSITIONED TO THE RT AUX TANK (15 GAL). THE TANK WAS EMPTY WITH 3 FULL TANKS OF FUEL STILL IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED HE TURNED ON THE FUEL PUMP WHEN THE ENGINE STUMBLED, BUT DID NOT SWITCH TANKS. HE WAS LOSING ALTITUDE FAST AND HAD TO LAND IN A FIELD.

## 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 ERA22LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA028), Oct 23, 2021: Piper PA-24-250 (N7371P), Sligo, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilots mismanagement of fuel.

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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