# Accident 19890828032129A: Piper PA28R180, Pauls Valley, OK, August 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1989, 21:04 local time
- Place: Pauls Valley, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7197° N, 97.2197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7197&lon=-97.2197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7593J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7593J-1991-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 83 total, 7 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890828032129A

## Narrative

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

RAN A TANK DRY UNABLE TO FIND FUEL SELECTOR,CRASHED INTO TREES. INADEQUATE CHECKOUT IN A COMPLEX AIRCRAFT.

## 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 FTW89FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA155), Aug 29, 1989: Piper PA-28R-180 (N7593J), Pauls Valley, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, HIS LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROCEDURES FOR OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT, HIS IMPROPER USE OF THE FUEL SELECTOR IN MANAGING HIS FUEL SUPPLY, FUEL STARVATION,…

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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