- Date
- March 14, 1987, 12:55 local (18:55 UTC)
- Place
- Meridian, MS
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6290PPiper PA-24-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870314005969A
- Case key
- 31873
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot did not assure the fuel level in the aircraft fuel tanks prior to departure. During the flight the pilot canceled a planned fuel stop and continued to his destination. The engine failed due to fuel exhaustion 2 1/2 miles short of the destination and struck a tree and then the ground during the subsequent forced landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6290P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 241400
- Airframe hours
- 5,395
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-AIA5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Walter R.Hublein
- Registered owner
- Walter R. Hublein
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 20, 1986
- Departed
- MAF · Midland, TX
- Destination
- MEI · Meridian, MS
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- MEI · Key Field
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 192 total · 8 in this make and model · 192 as pilot in command · 61 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MEI, 2 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.