# Accident 20031026027969A: Piper PA28161, Henryetta, OK, October 26, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2003, 14:15 local time
- Place: Henryetta, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4067° N, 96.0156° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4067&lon=-96.0156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8090E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8090E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 37 total, 37 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031026027969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED SHE HAD ENGINE FAILURE AND DID NOT SWITCH FUEL TANKS AS SHE KNEW SHE WAS ON THE FULLEST TANK. SHE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 FTW04LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA015), Oct 26, 2003: Piper PA-28-161 (N8090E), Henryetta, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. A contributing factor was the inadequate inflight planning procedures for a cross country flight.

## Other reports on N8090E (1)

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

- [Accident 19800905040789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800905040789A), Sep 5, 1980: Piper PA28161 (N8090E), Charlotte, NC, Substantial damage. Bounced landing, started go-around. Lost control. Ran off runway into trees.

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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