# Accident 19900711066129A: Piper PA28161, Yarmouth, MA, July 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1990, 09:45 local time
- Place: Yarmouth, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7057° N, 70.2286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yarmouth, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7057&lon=-70.2286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83968, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83968-1991-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 121 total, 9 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900711066129A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SPUTTERED ON RIGHT TANK SHOWING FULL AFTER USING SAME FOR SOME TIME . SWITCH TO LEFT BACK TO RIGHT. DITCHED.

## 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 NYC90LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA157), Jul 11, 1990: Piper PA-28-161 (N83968), Yarmouth, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES BY THE PILOT AND AN IMPROPERLY READING FUEL GAUGE.

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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