# Accident 20210816020419A: Piper PA-28-140, Orlando, FL, August 16, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2021, 20:30 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5481° N, 81.2045° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5481&lon=-81.2045&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98304, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98304-2022-07-02) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 475 total, 20 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA328) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210816020419A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTING RAIN STORMS, TRYING TO GET TO ORL FOR FUEL AS THEY WERE GETTING "LOW". THE PILOT IN L/H SEAT MOVED FUEL SELECTOR AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. THEY LANDED AIRCRAFT OFF HIGHWAY BEHIND A BLDG. AND HIT A FEW TREE TOPS THEN LANDED IN GRASS AGAINST A CHAIN LINK FENCE.

## 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 ERA21LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA328), Aug 17, 2021: Piper PA-28-140 (N98304), Orlando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation that resulted from improper maintenance of the fuel selector valve and fuel selector valve cover.

## Other reports on N98304 (2)

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

- [Incident 20200304001539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200304001539I), Mar 4, 2020: Piper PA-28-140 (N98304), Pembroke Pines, FL, Minor damage. N98304 was landing runway 19L at hwo. Upon touchdown, the aircraft exited the runway into the grass.
- [Incident 19880717035969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880717035969I), Jul 17, 1988: Piper PA28140 (N98304), Oklahoma City, OK. Smoke in cockpit after departure. Declared emergency and landed at Tinker afb. No details given.

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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