MINR · PIPER PA-28-140 · 1993-08-29 · GRAND PRAIRIE, TX, USA
Event
NTSB number
FTW93LA247
Event ID
20001211X13160
Type
Accident
Date
1993-08-29
Location
GRAND PRAIRIE, TX, USA
Coordinates
32.590881, -97.040054
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
3
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-28-140
Registration
N471FT
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
THE FUEL EXHAUSTION INDUCED POWER LOSS, THE PILOT'S MISCALCULATION OF THE AMOUNT OF FUEL REQUIRED FOR THE FLIGHT, AND HIS FAILURE TO REFUEL. FACTORS WERE THE DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN ONTO WHICH A FORCED LANDING COULD BE EXECUTED.