# Accident 19970127000909A: Piper PA28151, Brownsville, TX, January 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1997, 18:25 local time
- Place: Brownsville, TX
- Airport: Brownsville-South Padre International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HKOA
- Location: 25.9193° N, 97.4798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9193&lon=-97.4798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8478F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8478F-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970127000909A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON APPROACH. HIT TREE LANDING IN A FIELD. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.(-23) RETURNING FROM WACO, TEXAS (4:30) MINUTE FLIGHT) THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND CRASHED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW97LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA090), Jan 27, 1997: Piper PA-28-151 (N8478F), Brownsville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power. Factors were the pilot's lack of preflight planning and the lack of suitable terrain for…

## Other reports on N8478F (1)

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

- [Incident 19961109043289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961109043289I), Nov 9, 1996: Piper PA28151 (N8478F), Robstown, TX. Narrative: on November 9, 1996, at 1715 CST a Piper PA-28-151, N8478F owned by southwind aviation, inc. suffered an engine failure during an instructional…

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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