# Accident 19980222001579A: Piper PA28180, Fayetteville, NC, February 22, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1998, 12:00 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, NC
- Airport: Fayetteville Regional/Grannis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9591° N, 78.8993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9591&lon=-78.8993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1404T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1404T-2013-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 675 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980222001579A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON FINAL. CRASH LANDED SHORT. FOUND FUEL LINE CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS. AND FITTING IMPROPORLY INSTALLED. (-23) FUEL HOSE FOUND TO BE OBSTRUCTED PRIOR TO FUEL SELECTOR VALVE. INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF OBSTRUCTION (I.E. WHETHER HOSE WAS DEFECTIVE OR IF IMPROPER MAINTENANCE/INSTALLATION PROCEDURES CAUSED THE OBSTRUCTION). PILOT WAS IN TRAFFIC PATTERN AND SELECTED THE LEFT TANK ON DOWNWIND. UPON REACHING BASE LEG, THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION, AND THE AIRPLANE CRASH LANDED IN A FIELD. PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURY.

## 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 ATL98LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA052), Feb 22, 1998: Piper PA-28-180 (N1404T), Fayetteville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel system contamination (rubber shavings), which led to blockage of a fuel line, fuel starvation, loss of engine power, and a collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N1404T (2)

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

- [Incident 19970922032129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970922032129I), Sep 22, 1997: Piper PA28180 (N1404T), Fayetteville, NC. Narrative: private pilot on commercial long cross-country ran out of fuel. Made emergency landing in field with no damage to aircraft.
- [Accident 19780626015859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780626015859A), Jun 26, 1978: Piper PA28180 (N1404T), Greensboro, NC, Substantial damage. Radar reflector

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.