# Accident 20191109023169A: Piper PA-32-260, Spring, TX, November 9, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2019, 09:45 local time
- Place: Spring, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0800° N, 95.5600° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0800&lon=-95.5600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7703J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7703J-2020-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (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-32-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191109023169A

## Narrative

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

ON 11/09/2019 AROUND 0930, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OFF OUT DAVID WAYNE HOOKS (DWH) HEADED FOR NAVASOTA, TX. IN N7703J (PA-32). ABOUT ONE MINUTE AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE ON N7703J BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND QUIT. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAKE A HARD LANDING IN A FIELD ABOUT 1800 FEET FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 35L. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT WALKED AWAY WITH JUST A CUT ON HIS LEFT HAND.

## 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 CEN20LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA018), Nov 9, 2019: Piper PA32 (N7703J), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to select the proper fuel tank before departure, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N7703J (3)

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

- [Incident 19901121064179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901121064179I), Nov 21, 1990: Piper PA32260 (N7703J), Key Largo, FL. Pilot became lost. Entered cuban airspace. Customs helicopter intercepted aircraft. Directed it to U.S. Airport.
- [Incident 19880306004559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880306004559I), Mar 6, 1988: Piper PA32260 (N7703J), Mound City, MO, Substantial damage. Fuel exhaustion. Landed in a corn field. Ground fog developed at destination. Unable to find another airport.
- [Accident 19750427011879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750427011879A), Apr 27, 1975: Piper PA32260 (N7703J), Gainesville, FL, Substantial damage. Acft porpoise on ldg.

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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