# Accident 19950929044739A: Piper PA28151, Warminster, PA, September 29, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1995, 19:30 local time
- Place: Warminster, PA
- Airport: Warminster Nadc Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2106° N, 75.0708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2106&lon=-75.0708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33330, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33330-2014-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 315 total, 51 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950929044739A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FINAL PUSHED IN THROTTLE TO CORRECT. ENGINE FAILED RESPOND. TUMBLED IN FIELD SHORT. RAN A TANK DRY. NO START

## 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 NYC95LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA229), Sep 29, 1995: Piper PA-28-151 (N33330), Warminster, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper positioning of the fuel selector which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. A contributing factor was pilot distraction.

## Other reports on N33330 (1)

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

- [Incident 19860310012169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860310012169I), Mar 10, 1986: Piper PA28151 (N33330), Perkasie, PA, Minor damage. Added power to reach taxiway but was unable to stop and ran off end of runway. Feet were not on toe brakes.

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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