# Accident 20230721014179A: Piper PA-32RT-300, Mount Gilead, OH, July 21, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2023, 15:06 local time
- Place: Mount Gilead, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5204° N, 82.8168° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5204&lon=-82.8168&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9519C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9519C-2025-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (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-32RT-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 949 total, 747 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA306) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230721014179A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION, LANDED IN A SOYBEAN 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 ERA23LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA306), Jul 21, 2023: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N9519C), Mount Gilead, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management by not switching fuel tanks in flight, resulting in fuel starvation to the engine and a total loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N9519C (1)

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

- [Incident 20041204033309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041204033309I), Dec 4, 2004: Piper PA32RT300 (N9519C), St Augustine, FL, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot stated when he deployed the landing gear he had three green lights. On final the lights went out and the pilot recycled the landing gear and…

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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