# Accident 19851117057529A: Piper PA28151, San Jose, CA, November 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1985, 18:21 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid Hillview
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3290° N, 121.8296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3290&lon=-121.8296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41309 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 69 total, 9 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851117057529A

## Narrative

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

MISCALCULATED USABLE FUEL AND TIME EN ROUTE.RAN OUT OF FUEL AND STALLED AIRCRAFT TO REDUCE FORWARD SPEED ON LANDING

## 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 LAX86LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA040), Nov 18, 1985: Piper PA28-151 (N41309), San Jose, 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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