# Accident 19900511015609A: Piper PA36300, Shelby, MS, May 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1990, 07:15 local time
- Place: Shelby, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.9508° N, 90.7603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9508&lon=-90.7603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3749E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3749E-1991-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-300 (registry code 7103612, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 395 total, 110 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900511015609A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF WITH MINIMUM FUEL FOR SHORT SPRAY OPERATION. RAN OUT OF FUEL  RETURNING TO BASE. LANDED IN COTTON.

## 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 MIA90LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA119), May 11, 1990: Piper PA-36-300 (N3749E), Shelby, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND ATTEMPTED FLIGHT WITH INSUFFICIENT FUEL ON BOARD TO COMPLETE 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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