# Accident 20020930029989A: Piper PA28140, Moorhead, MN, September 30, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2002, 22:15 local time
- Place: Moorhead, MN
- Airport: Moorhead Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8392° N, 96.6631° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8392&lon=-96.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9714W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9714W-2007-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA299) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020930029989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON SHORT FINAL AS A RESULT OF FUEL EXHAUSTION IN THE LEFT FUEL TANK DUE TO IMPROPER FUEL MANAGEMENT. THIS FUEL STARVATION RESULTED IN AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI02LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA299), Sep 30, 2002: Piper PA-28-140 (N9714W), Moorhead, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate fuel management by the certified flight instructor.

## Other reports on N9714W (3)

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

- [Accident 20060824025609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060824025609A), Aug 24, 2006: Piper PA28140 (N9714W), Kulm, ND, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On August 24, 2006, N9714W, a PA-28-140, piloted by [privacy data omitted] departed bismarck, north dakota airport without a flight plan and disappeared.…
- [Accident 20010218011009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010218011009A), Feb 18, 2001: Piper PA28140 (N9714W), Frazee, MN, No damage. (-23)While buzzing friends at big towne lake in Frazee, MN, aircraft struck and cut an electrical power line. The aircraft flew to detroit lakes airport,…
- [Accident 19811011068989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811011068989A), Oct 11, 1981: Piper PA28140 (N9714W), New York Mills, MN, Substantial damage. Demonstrating simulated forced landing to a passenger. Descended too low showing highway landing. Hit wires.

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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