# Accident 20000228010309A: Piper PA23160, Titusville, FL, February 28, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2000, 13:13 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Airport: Space Center Executive Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.6295° N, 80.8509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6295&lon=-80.8509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N441WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N441WA-2014-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000228010309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DEPARTED ARTHUR DUNN AIRPORT (X21) TITUSVILLE, FL FOR SPACE COAST REGIONAL AIRPORT (TIX) TITUSVILLE, FL FOR THE PURPOSE OF REFUELING. AT ABOUT 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF TIX N441WA REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEMS AND REQUESTED A STRAIGHT-IN LANDING ON RUNWAY 15. TIX TOWER CLEARED THEM TO LAND. N441WA DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE RUNWAY AND CRASHED ABOUT 1000 FT SHORT. NO FUEL WAS FOUND FORWARD OF THE FIREWALL OF EITHER ENGINE. NO MORE THAN 1 PINT OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN ALL THE TANKS.

## 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 ATL00LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA029), Feb 28, 2000: Piper PA-23-160 (N441WA), Titusville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to attempt a flight on minimal fuel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A factor was the closed fuel pumps at the departure airport.

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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