# Accident 19890910034309A: Piper PA24, Titusville, FL, September 10, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1989, 13:05 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Airport: Space Center Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5792° N, 80.8199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5792&lon=-80.8199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7946P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7946P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 40 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890910034309A

## Narrative

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

RAN RIGHT TANK DRY ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT ON BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW. CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY. CFI FAILED TO NOTE.

## 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 MIA89LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA244), Sep 10, 1989: Piper PA-24-180 (N7946P), Titusville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PRIVATE PILOT (DUAL STUDENT) TO ASSURE THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS POSITIONED TO THE PROPER TANK, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION; AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI).…

## Other reports on N7946P (1)

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

- [Accident 20251007017899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251007017899A), Oct 7, 2025: Piper PA-24 (N7946P), Provo, UT, Substantial damage. The pilot reported that after flying for about 45 minutes, the engine popped and started to vibrate, then immediately went silent. He initiated a forced…

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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