# Accident 19881015052329A: Piper PA28151, Fairview Hights, IL, October 15, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1988, 21:30 local time
- Place: Fairview Hights, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5954° N, 90.0051° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairview Heights, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5954&lon=-90.0051&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4545F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4545F-1991-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 8 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881015052329A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FUEL,VECTORED TO ST LOUIS DOWNTOWN AIRPORT BUT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND CRASH LANDED. USA CERTIFICATE NO PENDING.

## 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 CHI89LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA010), Oct 16, 1988: Piper PA-28-151 (N4545F), Fairview Hts., IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE INACCURATE FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS.

## Other reports on N4545F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800723062369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800723062369I), Jul 23, 1980: Piper PA28151 (N4545F), Ann Arbor, MI. On climbout, after touch-and-go, pilot experienced partial power loss. Probable carb ice.

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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