# Accident 19940104000159A: Piper PA32R301, Live Oak, FL, January 4, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1994, 08:36 local time
- Place: Live Oak, FL
- Airport: Suwannee County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2707° N, 83.0401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2707&lon=-83.0401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8331U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8331U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540A1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,550 total, 1,250 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940104000159A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED SWITCHING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT TANK. DID NOT SWITCH BACK.  TRIED FOR 24J LANDED SHORT. RIGHT TANK 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 MIA94LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA046), Jan 4, 1994: Piper PA-32R-301 (N8331U), Live Oak, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER USE OF THE FUEL SELECTOR BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND BY SWITCHING TO AN EMPTY FUEL TANK. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SWITCH BACK TO A TANK WITH FUEL.

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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