# Accident 19930720024849A: Piper PA28150, Poplar Branch, NC, July 20, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1993, 18:00 local time
- Place: Poplar Branch, NC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2802° N, 75.8927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Poplar Branch, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2802&lon=-75.8927&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5764W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5764W-2018-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-150 (registry code 7102804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 183 total, 68 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930720024849A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FUEL DIVERTED TO GOLF COURSE STRIP. LOST CONTROL ON LANDING ROLL. HIT A FENCE. 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 ATL93LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA130), Jul 20, 1993: Piper PA-28-140 (N5764W), Poplar Branch, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING.

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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