# Accident 19890426010099A: Piper PA32300, Eufaula, OK, April 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1989, 17:20 local time
- Place: Eufaula, OK
- Airport: Eufaula Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2908° N, 95.5805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2908&lon=-95.5805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8654N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8654N-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 603 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890426010099A

## Narrative

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

FUEL STARVATION EN ROUTE DUE TO MISMANAGEMENT,CRASH LANDED SHORT OF VECTORED AIRPORT. BOOST PUMP OFF ON RESTART.

## 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 FTW89LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA087), Apr 26, 1989: Piper PA-32-300 (N8654N), Eufaula, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER POSITIONING OF THE FUEL SELECTOR, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION, AND HIS FAILURE TO FOLLOWED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT…

## Other reports on N8654N (1)

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

- [Accident 19850703031209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850703031209A), Jul 3, 1985: Piper PA32300 (N8654N), Point Lookout, MO, Substantial damage. Made hard landing at dusk. Folded main gear rearward. Wing fuel tank was ruptured. No fire.

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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