# Accident 19911226057259A: Piper PA28150, Fayetteville, NC, December 26, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1991, 11:02 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, NC
- Airport: Fayetteville Regional/Grannis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9592° N, 78.9000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9592&lon=-78.9000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5583W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5583W-1993-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-150 (registry code 7102804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 119 total, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911226057259A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY. RIGHT WING SHEARED OFF BY TREE ON FORCED LANDING. BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.

## 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 MIA92LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA052), Dec 26, 1991: Piper PA-28-150 (N5583W), Fayetteville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO PERFORM AN ADEQUATE PREFLIGHT IN THAT HE FAILED TO ASSURE ADEQUATE FUEL FOR THE FLIGHT WAS AVAILABLE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT 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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