# Accident 20210912015629A: Piper PA-44-180, Magnolia, TX, September 12, 2021 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: September 12, 2021, 10:30 local time - Place: Magnolia, TX - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 30.1747° N, 95.7011° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1747&lon=-95.7011&mi=10 - Aircraft: N740FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N740FT-2023-06-14) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-44-180 - Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Airline transport - Pilot flight hours: 3,895 total, 6 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA418](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA418) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210912015629A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. N740FT FLIGHT WITH 01 PILOT ONBOARD ORIGINATING FROM DAVID WAYNE HOOKS MEMORIAL AIRPORT (KDWH), SPRING, TX, WITH FULL STOP SHUTDOWN AND SUBSEQUENT TAKEOFF FROM NAVASOTA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (60R), NAVASOTA, TX, RETURNING TO KDWH CRASHED IN THE HIGH MEADOW RANCH RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD IN MAGNOLIA, TX. PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT ON HIS OWN AND REPORTED NO INJURIES. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF FROM NAVASOTA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 2,000 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT?S LEFT ENGINE SHUT DOWN. PILOT COMPLETED SECURE ENGINE CHECKLIST AND ATTEMPTED IN-FLIGHT RESTART. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES LATER, THE AIRCRAFT?S RIGHT ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD BUT COULD NOT MAKE IT TO THE FIELD SO DIVERTED TO LAND IN THE STREET. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED AN OAK TREE, CRASHED, AND CAME TO REST IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY IN AN UPRIGHT ORIENTATION. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR IS PARTIALLY EXTENDED. RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND NOSE LANDING GEAR ARE NOT VISIBLE. LANDING GEAR SELECTOR IS IN THE ?UP? POSITION. THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS INSPECTED FOR INTEGRITY AND THE PRESENCE OF FUEL. THE LEFT FUEL TANK APPEARS TO BE INTACT WITH NO FUEL INSIDE THE TANK. THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS INSPECTED FOR INTEGRITY AND THE PRESENCE OF FUEL. THE RIGHT FUEL TANK APPEARS TO BE INTACT WITH NO FUEL INSIDE THE TANK. THE TWO PROPELLER BLADES ON THE LEFT ENGINE ARE FEATHERED WITH NO VISIBLE DAMAGE. THE TWO PROPELLER BLADES ON THE RIGHT ENGINE ARE FEATHERED WITH NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO ONE PROPELLER BLADE AND A BEND AT THE TIP OF THE OTHER PROPELLER BLADE. THERE IS SOME OIL LEAKAGE FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE RIGHT ENGINE. NO VISIBLE LEAKAGE OF FLUIDS FROM LEFT ENGINE. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT. THE PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE DRIVEWAY WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST HAVE SECURITY CAMERAS ON PROPERTY. VIDEO FOOTAGE PROVIDED BY PROPERTY OWNER INDICATES LANDING GEAR IN THE UP POSITION. ## 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 CEN21LA418](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA418), Sep 12, 2021: Piper PA-44-180 (N740FT), Magnolia, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning. ## Other reports on N740FT (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20120801015369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120801015369A), Aug 1, 2012: Piper PA-44-180 (N740FT), Titusville, FL, Substantial damage. During an interview the flight instructor and pilot in command stated that while executing a practice ILS rw 36 the landing gear was selected down and the nose… - [Incident 20120417005459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120417005459I), Apr 17, 2012: Piper PA-44-180 (N740FT), Merrit Island, FL, Minor damage. On 04-17-2012 N740FT had the nose gear collapse on landing. The pilot, crew and one passenger sustained no injuries. The aircraft sustained minor damage. - [Incident 20100728042689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100728042689I), Jul 28, 2010: Piper PA-44-180 (N740FT), Merritt Island, FL, Minor damage. On July 28, 2010, at 2000 EDT, a Piper PA-44-180, N740FT, registered to 30 west LLC, experienced an in-flight landing gear malfunction while on a training… 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. 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