# Accident 20250622007119A: Piper PA-32RT-300T, Winchester, ID, June 22, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2025, 14:30 local time
- Place: Winchester, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2888° N, 116.6349° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2888&lon=-116.6349&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31998, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31998) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (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-32RT-300T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 300 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250622007119A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SWITCHED OFF THE FUEL LEVER INSTEAD OF SWITCHING IT TO THE LEFT FUEL TANK.  ONCE PILOT REALIZED THIS, HE IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO RESTART PROCEDURES. THE SECOND ATTEMPT HE THINKS IT MAY HAVE STARTED THE AIRCRAFT BUT HE CAN'T FULLY REMEMBER.  BY THIS TIME THE ALTITUDE WAS TOO LOW AND THEY CRASHED.

## 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 WPR25LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA183), Jun 22, 2025: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N31998), Winchester, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management resulting in fuel starvation, a total loss of engine power, and a subsequent off-airport forced landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s reduced fuel…

## Other reports on N31998 (4)

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

- [Incident 20130824017819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130824017819I), Aug 24, 2013: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N31998), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. The pilot was not able to retract the landing gear after trying the emergency gear extension checklist. The aircraft came to rest on the runway on the main…
- [Incident 20101109050809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101109050809I), Nov 9, 2010: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N31998), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Aircraft was landing when the flight instructor realized during the landing flare that the gear was not down. The instructor made the determination to…
- [Accident 20030415004749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030415004749A), Apr 15, 2003: Piper PA32RT300T (N31998), Saint George, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) During a crosswind landing on runway 34 at st. George ut, the aircraft encountered a gust that sheared just above the runway. The aircraft floated…
- [Incident 19910330025329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910330025329I), Mar 30, 1991: Piper PA32RT300T (N31998), Price, UT. Engine noise and dropped in RPM. Secured engine. Oil on windshields. Landed on road. NR1 cylinder had failed.

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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