# Accident 19940724019049A: Piper PA28140, Augusta, ME, July 24, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1994, 22:10 local time
- Place: Augusta, ME
- Airport: Augusta State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3207° N, 69.7973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AUGUSTA STATE (AUG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3207&lon=-69.7973&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32925, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32925-2013-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 716 total, 430 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940724019049A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL. LANDED SHORT. COLLIDED WITH EMBANKMENT. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. FUEL IN OTHER TANK.

## 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 NYC94LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA137), Jul 25, 1994: Piper PA-28-140 (N32925), Augusta, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper positioning of the fuel selector because of inadequate inflight decision/planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.

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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