# Accident 20231117021119A: Piper PA-32-300, Ozark, MO, November 17, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2023, 15:24 local time
- Place: Ozark, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9960° N, 93.2483° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9960&lon=-93.2483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16253, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,140 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231117021119A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHILE IN ROUTE FROM QUINCY ILL (KUNI) TO BERRYVILLE AR (4MI) AT CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 4500 MSL, WITH THE FUEL SLECTOR IN THE RIGHT TIP TANK POSITION, THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY LOST ENGINE POWER. WITH THE PROPELLER WINDMILLING, THE PILOT  ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PILOT CONFIGURED THE AIRCRAFT FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING, ON WHAT APPEARED TO BE A SUITABLE FIELD, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT HIT UNFORESEEN HIGH TENSION POWER LINES WHILE ON APPROACH TO THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR CAUGHT THE UPPER HIGH TENSION WIRE, PRESUMABLY THE GROUND WIRE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT BEING FLIPPED OVER AND COMING TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION IN THE FIELD.THE PILOT SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO HIS FACE REQUIRING SEVERAL SUTURES BUT WAS OTHERWISE UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BY IMPACT FORCES. ON SCENE FAA INSPECTORS, DETERMINED THERE WAS SEVERAL GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE RIGHT TIP TANK. THE RIGHT MAIN WAS NEARLY FULL AND LEFT MAIN HAD APPROXIMATLY 15 GALLONS REMAINING. THE LEFT TIP TANK WAS BREACHED DUE TO IMPACT FORCES. FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE MAIN FUEL STRAINER AND THE FINGER STRAINER AT THE INLET OF THE FUEL SERVO. FAA INSPECTORS WERE ABLE TO VERIFY PROPER FUNCTION OF THE FUEL SLECTOR, INCLUDING NOTABLE DETENTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRANSPORTED BY AN AIRCRAFT RECOVERY TEAM, TO A SUITABLE FACILITY FOR FURTHER INSPECTION BY NTSB PERSONNEL.

## 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 CEN24LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA039), Nov 17, 2023: Piper PA32 (N16253), Ozark, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A reported total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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