# Accident 20190614006959A: Piper PA-28-180, Huntsville, TX, June 14, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2019, 18:30 local time
- Place: Huntsville, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7825° N, 95.4875° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7825&lon=-95.4875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9754J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9754J-2022-03-05) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 170 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19FA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190614006959A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEADING TOWARDS HUNTSVILLE, TX. AS THE PILOT PREPARED TO PERFORM A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER.  THE PILOT COULD NOT RESTART THE ENGINE AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A HEAVILY WOODED AREA. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK SEVERAL TREES AS IT DESCENDED INTO THE FOREST REMOVING BOTH MAIN WINGS AT THE WING ROOT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND INVERTED AND ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

## 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 CEN19FA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA170), Jun 14, 2019: Piper PA28 (N9754J), Huntsville, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power as a result of the pilot's inadvertent placement of the fuel selector to the "off" position.

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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