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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA24 · Houston, TX · March 21, 1991

Date
March 21, 1991 · 22:25 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Ellington Field Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N888G
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW91FA055
Reported as
Piper PA24
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
510 total37 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ran out of fuel on approach. Lost control stalled prior impact. Never reported low fuel.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON APPROACH. LOST CONTROL STALLED PRIOR IMPACT. NEVER REPORTED LOW FUEL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.