# Accident 19811125075879A: Piper PA39, Corpus Christi, TX, November 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1981, 19:27 local time
- Place: Corpus Christi, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8006° N, 97.3964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corpus Christi, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8006&lon=-97.3964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8882Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8882Y-2013-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-39 (registry code 7103902, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-39) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA39
- Reported engine: LYC IO320*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,423 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FRG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811125075879A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH DUE FUEL STARVATION. HIT WIRES LANDING ON A ROAD. APPARENTLY UNSKILLED IN USE OF CROSSFEED

## 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 FTW82FRG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG13), Nov 25, 1981: Piper PA-39 (N8882Y), Corpus Christi, TX, substantial damage

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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