# NTSB FTW74FPJ14: Piper PA-28, N8540N, Sayre, OK, November 29, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 29, 1973
- Place: Sayre, OK · SAYRE, OK
- Location: 35.2957° N, 99.6282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sayre, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2957&lon=-99.6282&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173490
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FPJ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPJ14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3497  73/11/29   SAYRE,OKLA          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 416
        TIME - 1525                    N8540N              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAYRE MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NASHVILLE,TENN              PHOENIX,ARIZ                 AMARILLO,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT FUEL SUPPLY EXHAUSTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8540N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sayre Municipal

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731129037119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731129037119A), Nov 29, 1973: Piper PA28235, Sayre, OK, Substantial damage. Acft fuel supply exhausted.

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.

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