# Accident 19970319047109A: Piper PA28161, Broomfield, CO, March 19, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1997, 16:20 local time
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8904° N, 105.1099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8904&lon=-105.1099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2572Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2572Y-1997-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970319047109A

## Narrative

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

(-16) PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO RUN OUT OF FUEL IN LEFT TANK AND DID NOT SWITCH SELECTOR TO AVAILABLE FUEL IN RIGHT TANK. PILOT WAS A STUDENT PILOT ON A SOLO FLIGHT. STUDENT PILOT HAD RECEIVED DUAL INSTRUCTION FROM HIS CFI EARLIER THAT DAY AND WAS RELEASED FOR SOLO FLIGHT BY HIS CFI.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 FTW97LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA132), Mar 19, 1997: Piper PA-28-161 (N2572Y), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's improper use of the fuel tank selector which led to fuel starvation and loss of engine power. Factors were the pilot's inadequate fuel management and the lack of suitable terrain…

## Other reports on N2572Y (2)

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

- [Accident 19900120000799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900120000799A), Jan 20, 1990: Piper PA28161 (N2572Y), Coalinga, CA, Substantial damage. Landed short in plowed field during night landing. Factors failed stay high. Check altitude. Dark. Haze. Skill.
- [Incident 19871105066249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871105066249I), Nov 5, 1987: Piper PA28161 (N2572Y), San Jose, CA. Engine lost partial power after liftoff. Safe landing. Malfunction could not be duplicated.

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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