# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-24-250: Off-field or emergency landing

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA26LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA358.md): Piper PA24 · Union City, OH · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Aug 10, 2026 · N6985P · Substantial damage
  > On August 10, 2026, about 1800eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-24-250, N6985P, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Union City, Ohio. The flight instructor and the private pilot were not injured. The airplane was operated as a…
- [NTSB ERA25LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA006.md): Piper PA24 · Moore Haven, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 3, 2024 · N12RD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to initiate the cross country flight with an adequate fuel supply, resulting in a loss of engine power and forced landing due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA24LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA164.md): Piper PA-24-250 · North Kingstown, RI · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 30, 2024 · N7538P · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power during final approach due to the pilot’s failure to recognize that the environmental conditions were susceptible to carburetor icing and apply carburetor heat, which resulted in the formation of carburetor ice. Contributing to the…
- [NTSB ERA24LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA014.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Ottawa, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 22, 2023 · N6757P · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to the formation of carburetor ice..
- [NTSB CEN23FA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA360.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Oklahoma City, OK · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 13, 2023 · N7910P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s mismanagement of fuel, which resulted in fuel starvation and a subsequent total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB WPR23LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA239.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Alturas, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 25, 2023 · N6430P · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to the failure of the right magneto distributor gear and the pilot’s decision to conduct a test flight with known mechanical issues.
- [NTSB WPR22LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA213.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Auburn, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 12, 2022 · N7482P · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB ERA22FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA223.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Athens, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · May 11, 2022 · N8007P · Destroyed
  > A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB CEN22LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA102.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Grand Forks, ND · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 2, 2022 · N5844P · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the landing gear to properly extend before landing for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB CEN22LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA065.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Delta, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 8, 2021 · N543AS · Substantial damage
  > Fuel starvation resulting in a loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN20LA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA373.md): Piper PA24 · Midland, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 1, 2020 · N5939P · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB ERA20LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA195.md): Piper PA24 · South Boston, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 26, 2020 · N5948P · Substantial damage
  > The powerplant mechanic’s failure to properly affix the engine crankshaft gear lockplate during overhaul, resulting in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ERA19LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA085.md): Piper PA24 · Wilkes-Barre, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 3, 2019 · N6872P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot/mechanic's improper installation and securing of the mixture control cable, which led to a simultaneous loss of total engine power and failure of the nose landing gear to fully extend when the cable caught on the nose landing gear assembly.
- [NTSB GAA19CA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA053.md): Piper PA24 · Texico, NM · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 5, 2018 · N3214P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ERA16LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA061.md): Piper PA-24 · Millville, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 4, 2015 · N88F · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB GAA15CA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA178.md): Piper PA 24-250 · Newton, KS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 4, 2015 · N7985P · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the right main landing gear down-lock micro switch, which resulted in a landing gear collapse during landing, and the pilot/owner's unfamiliarity with the emergency landing gear extension procedure. Contributing to the accident was the flight…
- [NTSB ERA15LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA149.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Fort Myers, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 9, 2015 · N6514P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent placement of both fuel selectors to the "off" position, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN14CA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA227.md): Piper PA 24-250 · New Braunfels, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 2, 2014 · N7308P · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and inflight decision making.
- [NTSB ERA13LA408](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA408.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Woodstock, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 8, 2013 · N7333P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper preflight inspection, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ERA12LA486](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA486.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Blacksburg, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 2012 · N6248P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and improper in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB ERA11CA425](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA425.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Sidney, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 27, 2011 · N7365P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate fuel planning and management, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power during final approach.
- [NTSB ERA11FA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA334.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Westbrook, CT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 10, 2011 · N8233P · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power during approach due to inadequate torque on the No. 3 cylinder hold-down nuts.
- [NTSB CEN10LA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA370.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Centerville, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 2010 · N5798P · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to carburetor icing as a result of the pilot not using carburetor heat.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102404')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '440' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence?model=7102404

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