# Incident 20200301009829I: Piper PA-39, Crosbyton, TX, March 1, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2020, 18:36 local time
- Place: Crosbyton, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6413° N, 101.2377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crosbyton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6413&lon=-101.2377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N313WC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N313WC-2021-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-39 (registry code 7103902, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-39) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-39
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 773 total, 76 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200301009829I

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 01,2020 AN AIRCRAFT BEARING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER N313WC MADE AND OFF FIELD LANDING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION ABOUT 1 MILE EAST OF CROSBYTON AIRPORT (8F3). THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A 14CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WITH THE PILOT BEING THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED AND RIGHT ENGINE FEATHERED IN A COTTON FIELD TO THE EAST OF THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT SECURED THE AIRCRAFT AND EXITED WITH NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N313WC (1)

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

- [Incident 19920502025179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920502025179I), May 2, 1992: Piper PA39 (N313WC), New Port Richey, FL, Minor damage. Left main gear collapsed on a touch and go landing.

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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