# Accident 20050910020309A: Piper PA28140, Andalusia, AL, September 10, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2005, 12:25 local time
- Place: Andalusia, AL
- Airport: Andalusia Opp Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3144° N, 86.4006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3144&lon=-86.4006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8153N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8153N) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,437 total, 12 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050910020309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) RAN OUT OF FUEL. OFF AIRPORT LANDING RESULTED IN NO INJURIES AND SUBSTANTIAL AIRFRAME DAMAGE.

## 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 ATL05CA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA159), Sep 10, 2005: Piper 28 (N8153N), Andulusia, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate planning of the fuel supply, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power.

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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