# Accident 19960107000269A: Piper PA34200T, Gulfport, MS, January 7, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1996, 16:12 local time
- Place: Gulfport, MS
- Airport: Gulfport-Biloxi Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4696° N, 89.1497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4696&lon=-89.1497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N424WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N424WA-2015-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360EB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total, 51 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960107000269A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. DITCHED IN GULF AFTER BOTH ENGINE QUIT.

## 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 ATL96LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA030), Jan 7, 1996: Piper PA-34-200T (N424WA), Gulfport, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate preflight planning/preparation by the pilot, and inadequate supply of fuel in the airplane, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent ditching at sea.

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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