# Accident 19960909046669A: Piper PA28140, Closter, NJ, September 9, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1996, 18:15 local time
- Place: Closter, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9729° N, 73.9603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Closter, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9729&lon=-73.9603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1792T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1792T-1998-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960909046669A

## Narrative

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

(3) OPERATING AN AIRCRAFT WITH AUTOMOBILE FUEL WITHOUT AN STC, (4) RAN AIRCRAFT OUT OF FUEL, (9) 91.13 CARELESS OPERATION/91.103(A) PREFLT FUEL REQUIREMENTS, 91.7 (A) UNAIRWORTHY AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC96LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA183), Sep 9, 1996: Piper PA-28-140 (N1792T), Closter, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a power loss due to fuel exhaustion, followed by the airplane striking a tree during a 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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