# Accident 20240131000869A: Piper PA-24-180, Eufaula, AL, January 31, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 2024, 12:48 local time
- Place: Eufaula, AL
- Airport: Weedon Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9513° N, 85.1289° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9513&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5520P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5520P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240131000869A

## Narrative

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

AIRCARFT DEPARTED WEEDON FIELD, EUFAULA, AL.  ON CLIMBOUT, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER.  THE AIRCRAFT MADE A TURN TO THE LEFT BUT APPEARS TO HAVE STALLED.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE.

## 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 ERA24FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA102), Jan 31, 2024: Piper PA-24 (N5520P), Eufaula, AL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot’s inadequate fuel planning/management.

## Other reports on N5520P (1)

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

- [Incident 20181005019499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181005019499I), Oct 5, 2018: Piper PA-24-180 (N5520P), Ottawa, OH, Minor damage. Piper pa 24-180 , serial number 24-583 (N5520P)was enroute from livingston cty spencer j hardy airport KY (kozw) via ann arbor , mi (karb) to K62 (gene snyder…

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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