# Accident 19990708046229A: Piper PA32R301, Fargo, ND, July 8, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1999, 10:15 local time
- Place: Fargo, ND
- Airport: Hector International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9293° N, 96.8301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9293&lon=-96.8301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8451E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8451E-2004-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990708046229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS EXECUTING AN ILS-35 APPROACH TO FARGO INT'L. AIRPORT. AT APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND LOST POWER. PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING IN A RAILROAD SWITCHING YARD APPROS 2 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT.

## 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 CHI99LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA219), Jul 8, 1999: Piper PA-32R (N8451E), Fargo, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel starvation due to the pilot's fuel mismanagement and the pilot's misjudgment of the landing flare.

## Other reports on N8451E (1)

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

- [Accident 20040613030609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040613030609A), Jun 13, 2004: Piper PA32R301 (N8451E), Baxley, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot filed IFR flight plan from kuse to kbhc at 10,000'. Approximately 4.5 hours after departure while in the descent to Baxley (kbhc) the pilot claims…

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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