# Accident 19911209055369A: Piper PA28235, Houston, TX, December 9, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1991, 17:30 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: West Houston-Lakeside Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8182° N, 95.6726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8182&lon=-95.6726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55839, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55839) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 186 total, 108 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911209055369A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT FROM TOUCH AND GO. LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD IN GOLF COURSE. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TIP TANK.

## 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 FTW92LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA041), Dec 9, 1991: Piper PA-28-235 (N55839), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO CORRECTLY CALCULATE FUEL CONSUMPTION AND THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. A FACTOR WAS THE UNSUITABLE 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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