# Accident 20191031017419A: New Piper Aircraft Inc PA-32R-301T, Paducah, KY, October 31, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2019, 19:26 local time
- Place: Paducah, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1033° N, 88.8172° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1033&lon=-88.8172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N181AG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N181AG-2022-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: New Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7104308, https://openairdocs.org/model/new-piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AH1A (registry code 42003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-ah1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NEW PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA-32R-301T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AH1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 570 total, 450 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20FA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191031017419A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DURING A FORCED LANDING, RESULTING FROM COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A TREE, REMOVING THE OUTER PORTION OF LEFT WING.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A WOODED AREA NEXT TO RAILROAD TRACKS.  A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE, RESULTING IN THE TAIL SECTION, RIGHT WING, AND ENGINE/PROP SECTION REMAINING. PILOT WAS DECEASED

## 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 ERA20FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20FA026), Nov 1, 2019: Piper PA32R (N181AG), Paducah, KY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to fully seat the fuel selector in the proper tank position during the descent for landing, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.

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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