# Accident 20021214034339A: Piper PA28235, Bryson, TX, December 14, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 2002, 02:45 local time
- Place: Bryson, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1089° N, 98.5556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1089&lon=-98.5556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8925W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8925W-2005-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021214034339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GRAHAM, TX. ON 12/13/02 @ 1630 LOCAL WITH FULL TANKS EXCEPT RIGHT WINGTIP TANK. FLIGHT AROUND TCA ENROUTE TO SHREVEPORT, LA. DEPARTED SHREVEPORT 12/14/02 @ 0030, EXPERIENCED SPUTTERING ENGINE APPR. 9 MILES EAST OF GRAHAM, TRIED SWITCHING TANKS, ENGINE QUIT, DESCENDED TO OPEN FIELD AND LANDED. PILOT REPORTED THAT FUEL GAUGES INDICATED 1/2 FULL ON RT AND LT MAINS. AIRCRAFT LANDED, NOSE GEAR SEPARATED, 90 FEET LATER RT WING SEPARATED CLEANLY FROM FUSELAGE, 180 FEET FUSELAGE STOPPED. LEFT WING DAMAGED, PROPS BENT, ALL THREE GEAR DETACHED. ELT TRANSMITTED AND WAS DISCONNECTED BY FAA IIC. MEDICAL CERTIFICATE: 02/02/01, ME #19904; PILOT CERTIFICATE: 12/23/01, PRIVATE SEL.

## 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 FTW03LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA060), Dec 14, 2002: Piper PA-28-235 (N8925W), Bryson, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate inflight planning and decision which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane and dark night conditions were…

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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