# Accident 20140502006279A: Piper PA-24-250, New Braunfels, TX, May 2, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2014, 18:00 local time
- Place: New Braunfels, TX
- Airport: New Braunfels Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7050° N, 98.1239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7050&lon=-98.1239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7308P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7308P-2018-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 395 total, 11 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140502006279A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE POWER LOSS 7 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHWEST OF NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS AT 4,400? MSL (3,800? AGL).  PILOT TURNED TOWARDS NEW BRAUNFELS AIRPORT (KBAZ), NOTIFIED ATC, AND ATTEMPTED AN UNSUCCESSFUL ENGINE RESTART.  AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 13 AT NEW BRAUNFELS AND STRUCK A CONCRETE APPROACH LIGHTING CASEMENT, SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  FOUR PERSONS ON BOARD.  NO INJURIES.  EXAMINATION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED NO FUEL IN EITHER FUEL TANK.  NO EVIDENCE OF A FUEL LEAK WAS DETECTED.

## 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 CEN14CA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA227), May 2, 2014: Piper PA 24-250 (N7308P), New Braunfels, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and inflight decision making.

## Other reports on N7308P (2)

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

- [Accident 19900526020119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900526020119A), May 26, 1990: Piper PA24250 (N7308P), Lyons, NY, Substantial damage. No left brake on landing. Ran off end Private strip. Brake worn to rivets. Other brake same prior but fixed it only
- [Incident 19861004047729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861004047729I), Oct 4, 1986: Piper PA24250 (N7308P), Blacksburg, VA, Minor damage. Failed to extend gear for landing. Landed gear up.

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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