# Accident 19960119047239A: Piper PA38112, Falfurrias, TX, January 19, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1996, 16:05 local time
- Place: Falfurrias, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 27.2200° N, 98.1396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2200&lon=-98.1396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N598Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N598Z-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960119047239A

## Narrative

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

(-16) ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING, STUDENT PILOT LANDED IN A FRESHLY PLOWED FIELD. LEFT TANK WAS EMPTY, GASCOLATOR WAS EMPTY, RIGHT TANK WAS FULL.

## 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 FTW96LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA105), Jan 19, 1996: Piper PA-38-112 (N598Z), Falfurrias, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel starvation due to the pilot's improper positioning of the fuel selector. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced 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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