# Accident 19930514013999A: Piper PA28181, Dougherty, TX, May 14, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1993, 17:57 local time
- Place: Dougherty, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9402° N, 101.0798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9402&lon=-101.0798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39663, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39663-2013-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 30 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930514013999A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AT 6500 AGL. LANDING IN PLOWED FIELD STRUCK FURROWS. 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 FTW93LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA155), May 14, 1993: Piper PA-28-181 (N39663), Dougherty, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION POWER LOSS DUE TO REFUELING NOT PERFORMED BY THE PILOT. A FACTOR WAS LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN

## Other reports on N39663 (2)

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

- [Accident 19981010028749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981010028749A), Oct 10, 1998: Piper PA28181 (N39663), Montrose, CO, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Acft crashed under unknown circumstances, all 4 POB suffered fatal inj. (.19)on October 10, 1998, approximately 1200 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-28-181,…
- [Accident 19860209002489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860209002489A), Feb 9, 1986: Piper PA28181 (N39663), Charleston, SC, Substantial damage. Landed on a road after fuel exhaustion. Pilot based fuel consumption on a chart on airplanes sun visor.

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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