# Accident 20040921021549A: Piper PA28181, Haskell, TX, September 21, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2004, 06:30 local time
- Place: Haskell, TX
- Airport: Haskell Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1914° N, 99.7178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1914&lon=-99.7178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N282HP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N282HP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 360 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04CA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040921021549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DEPARTED FROM PORT ARANSAS, TEXAS, AT APPROXIMATELY 2330 ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2004. HE WENT OUT OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO, THEN PROCEEED NORTH UNTIL HE RAN OUT OF FUEL AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT AT HASKELL, TEXAS, AT APPROXIMATELY 0630 ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2004. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A FIELD AT A LOW ANGLE HIGH VELOCITY WITH NO POWER, STRUCK A BARBED WIRE CATTLE FENCE JUST SHORTLY AFTER INITIAL IMPACT, SEVERAL SMALL MESQUITE SHRUBS, ANOTHER BARBED WIRE CATTLE FENCE, AND CAME TO REST SOME 1136 FEET FROM INITIAL IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 232 DEGREES AND CAME TO REST BEARING APPROXIMATELY 202 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO LEFT AND RIGHT WING LEADING EDGES, THE PROPELLER BLADES, WITH NUMEROUS DENTS/PUNCTURES THROUGHOUT 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 FTW04CA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA242), Sep 21, 2004: Piper PA-28-181 (N282HP), Haskell, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper inflight planning which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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