# NTSB IAD74FID21: Piper PA-24, N6191P, Hopewell, VA, November 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1973
- Place: Hopewell, VA · HOPEWELL, VA
- Location: 37.2910° N, 77.2989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hopewell, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2910&lon=-77.2989&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188092
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FID21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FID21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3439   73/11/1   HOPEWELL,VA         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 526
        TIME - 1433                    N6191P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOPEWELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENSBORO,NC               RICHMOND,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CKD FUEL IN TANKS WITH STICK PLT ESTD AMOUNT ON STICK.CIRCLED ARPT FOR LDG RWY 33 LNDD IN SWAMP
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6191P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6191P-1976-07-21), registration cancelled 1976-07-21, S/N 24-1293, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hopewell

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731101036509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731101036509A), Nov 1, 1973: Piper PA24250, Hopewell, VA, Substantial damage. Ckd fuel in tanks with stick plt estd amount on stick. Circled arpt for ldg rwy 33 lndd in swamp

## Other investigations on N6191P (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 MIA67F0569](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0569), Jun 9, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N6191P), Murfreesboro, TN, substantial damage

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.

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