# Accident 20240208011779A: Piper PA-28-140, Wayside, TX, February 8, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 2024, 20:30 local time
- Place: Wayside, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8071° N, 101.6911° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8071&lon=-101.6911&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7586R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7586R) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 43 total, 37 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240208011779A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 8, 2024, AT 2030 CST, A PIPER PA-28-140 ENCOUNTERED A HARD LANDING AFTER LOSING POWER DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FIELD, DUNCAN, OK ON FEBRUARY 8, 2024, AT 1900 CST.

## 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 CEN24LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA114), Feb 9, 2024: Piper PA-28-140 (N7586R), Wayside, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper fuel management during the cross-country flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to 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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