# Accident 20100919050169A: Piper PA-28-140, Carthage, TX, September 19, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2010, 20:50 local time
- Place: Carthage, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1761° N, 94.2986° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1761&lon=-94.2986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333NA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333NA-2011-04-30) (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 PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA550](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA550) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100919050169A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 8:50PM (CDT), PIPER PA-28-140, OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST POWER AND CRASHED INTO A HAY BARN DURING A 14 CFR PART 91 FIGHT.  VMC FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.  THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. THE PILOT HELD A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DESTIN, FL (KDTS) ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2010 AT 6:20PM EDT.

## 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 CEN10CA550](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA550), Sep 20, 2010: Piper PA-28-140 (N333NA), Carthage, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot’s improper fuel planning.

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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