# Accident 19950109000209A: Piper PA31350, Brownsville, TX, January 9, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1995, 16:22 local time
- Place: Brownsville, TX
- Airport: Brownsville-South Padre International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9601° N, 97.5504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9601&lon=-97.5504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50WT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50WT-2013-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950109000209A

## Narrative

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

LOST BOTH ENGINES DURING VECTORS AIRPORT. LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. MISMANAGED FUEL SYSTEM CAUSED FUEL STARVATION.

## 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 FTW95LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA085), Jan 9, 1995: Piper PA-31-350 (N50WT), Brownsville, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FUEL STARVATION LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S QUALIFICATION AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING.

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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