# Incident 19960408011209I: Piper PA28R200, Valparaiso, FL, April 8, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1996, 15:18 local time
- Place: Valparaiso, FL
- Airport: Eglin Afb
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4899° N, 86.5142° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valparaiso, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4899&lon=-86.5142&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3993X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3993X-2023-07-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,521 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960408011209I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT ON IFR FLIGHT FROM HICKORY, NC (HKY) TO EGLIN AFB, FL (VPS) WHILE ON FINAL LANDING APPROACH TO RWY 19 (EGLIN) ENGINE RAN ROUGH, PILOT SWITCHED FUEL SELECTOR TO OPPOSITE TANK, ENGINE FAILED, RESULTING IN A FORCED LANDING 3 MILES NORTH OF EGLIN AFB. POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED 1.8 GALLONS TOTAL FUEL ON BOARD AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN FUEL STARVATION OF ENGINE. MINOR DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING-TIP FROM TREE STRIKE DURING FORCED LANDING. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N3993X (2)

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

- [Incident 19900528032439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900528032439I), May 28, 1990: Piper PA28R200 (N3993X), Engelhard, NC. Radio failed en route. Descended to VFR conditions and landed gear up. Power loss due to loose alternator.
- [Accident 19751130038889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751130038889A), Nov 30, 1975: Piper PA28R200 (N3993X), Pittsburgh, PA, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 20K.

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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