# Accident 19910326063209A: Piper PA28151, Martinsburg, WV, March 26, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1991, 20:36 local time
- Place: Martinsburg, WV
- Airport: Eastern Wv Regional/Shepherd
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4609° N, 77.9699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4609&lon=-77.9699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8738E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8738E-2011-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 847 total, 18 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO91LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910326063209A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FUEL AT NIGHT. LET DOWN FOR LANDING AT AIRPORT. ENGINE QUIT. CRASHED IN TREES. NO USABLE FUEL ON BOARD.

## 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 BFO91LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA035), Mar 27, 1991: Piper PA-28-151 (N8738E), Martinsburg, WV, destroyed. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

## Other reports on N8738E (1)

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

- [Incident 19870713042429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870713042429I), Jul 13, 1987: Piper PA28161 (N8738E), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Aircraft started to settle after intersection takeoff attempt. Aborted, ran off runway into dirt. Density altitude

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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