# Accident 19851126076289A: Piper PA23250, Ukiah, CA, November 26, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1985, 16:30 local time
- Place: Ukiah, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1194° N, 123.2808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1194&lon=-123.2808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123-2000-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540C1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 322 total, 171 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851126076289A

## Narrative

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

ENGINES QUIT, MAIN FUEL TANKS EMPTY. LANDED LONG, FAST, OVERRAN RUNWAY. HIT LOCALIZER ANTENNAS. AUX TANKS HAD FUEL.

## 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 LAX86LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA047), Nov 27, 1985: Piper PA-23-250 (N123), Ukiah, 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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