# Incident 19880719036169I: Piper PA12, Keller, TX, July 19, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1988, 15:00 local time
- Place: Keller, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9329° N, 97.2245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Keller, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9329&lon=-97.2245&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2738M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2738M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O235C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880719036169I

## Narrative

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

DUE TO FUEL STARVATION, ENGINE FAILED ON STUDENTS CROSSCOUNTRY. LANDED AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD. MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N2738M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19791001028969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791001028969A), Oct 1, 1979: Piper PA12 (N2738M), Austin, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control of aircraft during touch and go landing and swerved off runway.

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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