# Accident 19841007057879A: Piper PA24250, Essex, CA, October 7, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1984, 11:30 local time
- Place: Essex, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9600° N, 115.3109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9600&lon=-115.3109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6481P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6481P-2013-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,070 total, 796 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841007057879A

## Narrative

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

POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. LANDED IN DESERT. PILOT OVERESTIMATED FUEL QUANTITY DURING VISUAL INSPECTION.

## 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 LAX85LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA007), Oct 7, 1984: Piper PA-24-250 (N6481P), Essex, CA, substantial damage

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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