# Accident 20210610006629A: Piper PA-28-140, Denton, TX, June 10, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2021, 21:19 local time
- Place: Denton, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2020° N, 97.1991° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2020&lon=-97.1991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4147J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4147J-2023-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, student
- Pilot flight hours: 477 total, 142 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210610006629A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED A TOUCH & GO, AND WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS INTO THE CLIMB-OUT WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  CFI ASSUMED CONTROL, PUMPED THE THROTTLE WITHOUT RESULT, CALLED "MAYDAY", LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN, AND LANDED SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT.

## 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 CEN21LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA260), Jun 10, 2021: Piper PA-28-140 (N4147J), Denton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor and student pilot’s failure to properly manage the airplane’s available fuel resulting in fuel starvation.

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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