# NTSB MKC76FCJ22: Piper PA-28R, N5290T, Brule, NE, January 18, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 18, 1976
- Place: Brule, NE · BRULE, NE
- Location: 41.0947° N, 101.8885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brule, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0947&lon=-101.8885&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149818
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FCJ22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCJ22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0113  76/1/18    BRULE,NE            PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 16240
        TIME - 2015                    N5290T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LUBBOCK,TX                  OSKOSH,NE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DRAINED 6 GAL GAS FM R TANK ABT 4 GAL FM L TANK.DRG ENG CK FOUND AIR MIXED WITH FUEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5290T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5290T-1991-06-17), registration cancelled 1991-06-17, S/N 28R7235217 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19760118000959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760118000959A), Jan 18, 1976: Piper PA28R200, Brule, NE, Substantial damage. Drained 6 gal gas fm r tank abt 4 gal fm l tank. Drg eng ck found air mixed with fuel.

## Other investigations on N5290T (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 LAX91FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA116), Mar 3, 1991: Piper PA-28R-200 (N5290T), Monterey Park, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: SUICIDE.

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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