# Accident 19941221042009A: Piper PA28R200, Oklahoma City, OK, December 21, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1994, 18:57 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport: Wiley Post Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5002° N, 97.6399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5002&lon=-97.6399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2874R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2874R-1995-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,045 total, 107 in this make and model, 262 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941221042009A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUMENT DUAL FLIGHT. LOST POWER ON FINAL. RAN TANK DRY. UNABLE REACH FUEL SELECTOR. HIT DITCH, SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW95LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA070), Dec 22, 1994: Piper PA-28R-200 (N2874R), Oklahoma City, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION AS A RESULT OF IMPROPER FUEL SELECTOR POSITION. FACTORS WERE THE DARK NIGHT AND LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N2874R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910731035479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910731035479I), Jul 31, 1991: Piper PA28R200 (N2874R), Oklahoma City, OK, Minor damage. Unable to lower nose gear on a touch and go landing. Landed nose gear up.

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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