# Accident 20090526007599A: Piper PA28161, Jasper, AL, May 26, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2009, 10:40 local time
- Place: Jasper, AL
- Airport: Walker County-Bevill Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9011° N, 87.3086° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9011&lon=-87.3086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1669H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1669H-2018-01-11) (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 O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 45 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA308) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090526007599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED LEFT FUEL CELL TO RUN DRY IN LANDING PATTERN.  LOW ALTITUDE DID NOT ALLOW ENOUGH TIME FOR RESTART, RESULTING IN OFF AIRPORT LANDING.

## 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 ERA09LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA308), May 26, 2009: Piper PA-28-161 (N1669H), Jasper, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the flight instructor's improper fuel management.

## Other reports on N1669H (1)

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

- [Incident 19840622038309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840622038309I), Jun 22, 1984: Piper PA28161 (N1669H), Beverly, MA, Minor damage. Lost control of aircraft while practicing touch and go landings. Had a tailwind.

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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