# Accident 19901118051019A: Piper PA28180, Inverness, MS, November 18, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1990, 14:39 local time
- Place: Inverness, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3497° N, 90.5896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3497&lon=-90.5896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4820L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4820L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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 PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 34 total, 34 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901118051019A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. NOSED OVER IN PLOWED FIELD TRYING TO LAND ON ROAD.CFI ADVISED STUDENT TO GET GAS EN ROUTE

## 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 MIA91LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA028), Nov 18, 1990: Piper PA-28-180 (N4820L), Inverness, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE. FACTORS WERE: UEL EXHAUSTION, THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL AERONAUTICAL EXPERIENCE, AND SOFT TERRAIN.

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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