# Accident 19960309003859A: Piper PA28140, Gladewater, TX, March 9, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1996
- Place: Gladewater, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 32.5397° N, 94.9392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5397&lon=-94.9392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8726N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8726N-2013-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960309003859A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TURNED OFF FUEL INSTEAD OF AIR VENT AND CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA.

## 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 FTW96LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA146), Mar 9, 1996: Piper PA-28-140 (N8726N), Gladewater, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel starvation due to the pilot inadvertently turning the fuel selector to the OFF position. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N8726N (1)

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

- [Accident 19790721018609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790721018609A), Jul 21, 1979: Piper PA28140 (N8726N), Torreon, NM, Substantial damage. Pilot was unable to out climb rising terrain after takeoff. Factors;full load,density altitude.

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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