# Accident 19900622022299A: Piper PA24250, Newport News, VA, June 22, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1990, 13:00 local time
- Place: Newport News, VA
- Airport: Newport News/Williamsburg International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1095° N, 76.5193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1095&lon=-76.5193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8337P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8337P-1992-06-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540A1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 333 total, 146 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900622022299A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED TWICE AS FUEL TANKS RAN DRY. BEGAN A BELATED RETURN,EXHAUSTED ALL FUEL. CRASH LANDED OFF AIRPORT.

## 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 BFO90LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA060), Jun 22, 1990: Piper PA-24-250 (N8337P), Newport News, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION CAUSED BY PILOT MISJUDGING THE FUEL SUPPLY. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS INACCURATE FUEL GAGES.

## Other reports on N8337P (1)

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

- [Incident 19900115010099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900115010099I), Jan 15, 1990: Piper PA24250 (N8337P), Newport News, VA, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower gear on a touch and go landing and landed with gear retracted.

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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