# Accident 20140618009979A: Piper PA-28-180, Port Isabel, TX, June 18, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2014, 15:18 local time
- Place: Port Isabel, TX
- Airport: Port Isabel-Cameron County Air
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1822° N, 97.3528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1822&lon=-97.3528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66AS-2018-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 136 total, 46 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140618009979A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN FUELED WITH 34.5 GALLONS (50 GALLON CAPACITY, 48 USABLE) AT DEPARTURE AIRPORT ON THE DATE OF THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT.  ACCORDING TO ATC RECORDS, AIRMAN RECEIVED TAXI CLEARANCE AT 10:58 LOCAL TIME AND TAKEOFF CLEARANCE AT 11:01, PROCEEDING ON A NON-STOP FLIGHT OF 396 NAUTICAL MILES TO THE DESTINATION AIRPORT.  WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO DESTINATION AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AT APPROXIMATELY 15:18, COMING TO REST A HALF MILE FROM THE RUNWAY.  AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN AIRBORNE FOR AN ESTIMATED FOUR (4) HOURS AND SEVENTEEN (17) MINUTES.  INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THERE WAS ZERO FUEL IN THE RIGHT TANK AND APPROXIMATELY EIGHT (8) OUNCES OF FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK.  THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF FUEL LOSS DUE TO LEAKAGE.

## 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 CEN14CA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA303), Jun 18, 2014: Piper PA 28-180 (N66AS), Port Isabel, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the pilot's improper inflight planning and reliance of fuel gauge readings, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

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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