Piper PA-34-200T accident near Marshall, Oklahoma, May 11, 2022
On May 11, 2022 at about 4:30 pm local time, a 1979 Piper PA-34-200T, registered N29257, was substantially damaged in an accident during enroute near Marshall, Oklahoma. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s failure to manage fuel, which resulted in a loss of engine power to both engines due to fuel starvation.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 11, 2022 · about 4:30 pm local time
- Place
- Marshall, Oklahoma · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200T, built 1979 · all PA-34-200Ts on the register
- Registration
- N29257 · registry record · serial 34-7970244
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot was on a visual flight rules cross-country flight. About an hour into the trip, at 6,500 ft and about 10 miles from his destination airport, the pilot realized that both engines lost power. Examination of the airplane after the accident revealed that the left-wing fuel tank was empty, and the right-wing fuel tank was about 2/3 full. The right tank fuel selector was in the crossfeed position, and the left tank fuel selector was in the “ON” position. Both engines lost power when they were starved of fuel.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of engine power (total) during enroute
- Fuel starvation during enroute defining event
- Off-field or emergency landing during emergency descent
The NTSB's findings
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Planning/preparation › Fuel planning › Pilot
- Aircraft › Fluids/misc hardware › Fluids › Fuel › Fluid management
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land
- Flight time: 130 hours in all; 64 in this make and model; 4 in the last 90 days; 2 in the last 30 days
- Last flight review: September 22, 2021
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: minor injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 8,086 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 10, 2021
- Maximum gross weight: 4,407 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Continental TSIO-360E (piston); 8,052 hours total
- Engine 2: Continental TSIO-360E (piston); 8,086 hours total
- Operator: Blackwell Aviation LLC
The flight
- Departed from: T67 Fort Worth TX at 3:00 pm
- Destination: HUT Hutchinson TX
- Flight plan: VFR
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 16 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; a few clouds at 20,000 ft
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 68°F (20°C)
- Altimeter: 30.06 inHg
- Observation at 10:52 am from KOKC, 86 miles away
Weather report (METAR): KOKC 111552Z 18016KT 10 SM FEW200 BKN250 27/20 A3006 RMK A02 SLP163 T02670200
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CEN22LA196.