# Accident 19890928037049A: Piper PA32301T, Kissimmee, FL, September 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1989, 14:55 local time
- Place: Kissimmee, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3062° N, 81.4135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kissimmee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3062&lon=-81.4135&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8107T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8107T-1995-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301T (registry code 7103209, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 25 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890928037049A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. FAILED TO CHECK FUEL VISUALLY. CRASH LANDED IN TREES.

## 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 MIA89LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA258), Sep 28, 1989: Piper PA-32R-301T (N8107T), Kissimmee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION, DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: FALSE FUEL GAGE INDICATIONS AND TREES IN THE EMERGENCY…

## Other reports on N8107T (1)

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

- [Incident 19880610032209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880610032209I), Jun 10, 1988: Piper PA32301T (N8107T), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. Loud bang, smoke, and power loss from engine on climb to cruise. Returned safely. Found a crack in exhaust manifold

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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