Piper PA-28-161 N8090E

Summary

On 26 October 2003 at about 18:54 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N8090E, operated by Kathleen Hasson, was involved in an accident near Henryetta, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 October 2003 at 18:54

Classification

Accident

Location

Henryetta, Oklahoma, United States

Coordinates

35.4067, -96.0156

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-161

Registration

N8090E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Kathleen Hasson

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Muskogee → Norman

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW04LA015

Nobody was injured.

A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. A contributing factor was the inadequate inflight planning procedures for a cross country flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

Approximately 20-30 minutes into the cross-country flight, the airplane experienced a loss of engine power. The 37-hour student pilot executed a forced landing in a field after an unsuccessful effort to restart the engine. During the landing, the airplane impacted a fence, small trees, and barb wire. Examination of the airplane revealed the left wing sustained structural damage, the right elevator was separated, and the right landing gear was collapsed underneath the airplane. The engine was test run for several minutes on both fuel tanks. The left fuel tank contained less than 1 quart of fuel, and the right fuel tank was full. The fuel selector was determined to be operating normally in all settings.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.