# Accident 19910321006729A: Piper PA24, Houston, TX, March 21, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1991, 22:25 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Ellington Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6199° N, 95.1905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6199&lon=-95.1905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N888G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888G-1991-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 510 total, 37 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910321006729A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW91FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA055), Mar 22, 1991: Piper PA-24-180 (N888G), Pasadena, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION RESULTANT FROM THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL AT AN ALTERNATE DESTINATION AND THE INADVERTENT STALL. FACTORS WERE THE DARK NIGHT AND WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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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