# Accident 19940528012799A: Lkheed P38CAF, Breckenridge, TX, May 28, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1994, 16:20 local time
- Place: Breckenridge, TX
- Airport: Stephens County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7496° N, 98.9092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7496&lon=-98.9092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38LL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38LL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed-Confederate Airforce P-38 (registry code 5260201, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-confederate-airforce-p-38) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED P38CAF
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,908 total, 3 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940528012799A

## Narrative

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

LOST BOTH ENGINES  ON CLIMBOUT DUE FUEL STARVATION. MISMANGED FUEL. SELECTED DROP TANK. NONE INSTALLED.

## 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 FTW94LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA184), May 28, 1994: Lockheed P-38 (N38LL), Breckenridge, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FUEL STARVATION INDUCED LOSS OF POWER DUE TO IMPROPER POSITIONING OF THE FUEL SELECTOR. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE AIRPLANE, AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE…

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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