# Accident 20211208020669A: Piper PA-24-250, Delta, CO, December 8, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2021, 15:00 local time
- Place: Delta, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7856° N, 108.0620° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7856&lon=-108.0620&mi=10
- Aircraft: N543AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N543AS-2023-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 15,179 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211208020669A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS COMPLETING TOUCH AND GOES AT AJZ. ON SECOND TOUCH AND GO ENGINE FAILED AT ABOUT 200 FEET AGL. PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND VERIFIED FUEL PUMP WAS ON. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART ENGINE AND CHOSE TO BELLY LAND AIRCRAFT ABOUT 200 FEET OFF OF RUNWAY 03. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED. TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD, NO INJURIES.

## 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 CEN22LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA065), Dec 8, 2021: Piper PA-24-250 (N543AS), Delta, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel starvation resulting in a loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N543AS (2)

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

- [Incident 20190308001049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190308001049I), Mar 8, 2019: Piper PA-24-250 (N543AS), Sebring, FL, Minor damage. March 08, 2019 - N543AS a 1962 Piper PA-24-250, s/n 24-3250, experienced a gear up landing on Sebring Regional Airport (ksef) runway 19 at approximately 2215.…
- [Incident 20030307008949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030307008949I), Mar 7, 2003: Piper PA24250 (N543AS), Ft Myers, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On March 7, 2003, aircraft N543AS departed punta gorda and was unable to retract the landing gear after takeoff. The pilot indicated that the gear was in…

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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