# Accident 19890116000689A: Piper PA25235, Bogalusa, LA, January 16, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Bogalusa, LA
- Airport: George R Carr Mem Air Fld Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7802° N, 89.8600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7802&lon=-89.8600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8782L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8782L-2012-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 5 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89DRD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890116000689A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO PURCHASE FUEL EN ROUTE,TRIED TO MAKE ANOTHER AIRPORT. OUT OF FUEL,HIT TREES AND CRASHED TRYING FOR A ROAD

## 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 FTW89DRD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRD02), Jan 16, 1989: Piper PA-25-235 (N8782L), Bogalusa, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO THE LAST TAKEOFF RESULTING IN AN INADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY FOR THE FLIGHT.

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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