# Accident 19930828031679A: Piper PA28140, Grand Prairie, TX, August 28, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1993, 21:39 local time
- Place: Grand Prairie, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5909° N, 97.0401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5909&lon=-97.0401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N471FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N471FT-1995-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 148 total, 13 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930828031679A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE AT NIGHT. STRUCK WIRES AND TREES TRYING TO LAND.

## 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 FTW93LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA247), Aug 29, 1993: Piper PA-28-140 (N471FT), Grand Prairie, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FUEL EXHAUSTION INDUCED POWER LOSS, THE PILOT'S MISCALCULATION OF THE AMOUNT OF FUEL REQUIRED FOR THE FLIGHT, AND HIS FAILURE TO REFUEL. FACTORS WERE THE DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS AND THE LACK OF…

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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