19890101006289I

Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Grand Canyon, AZ · January 1, 1989

Date
January 1, 1989
Place
Grand Canyon, AZ
Airport
Grand Canyon National Park
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
SXGA
Aircraft
N2909G
Reported as
Piper PA34200T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360E
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total500 in this make and model122 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ran out of fuel on descent causing right engine to shut down as a result of fuel mismanagement. Landed safely.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON DESCENT CAUSING RIGHT ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN AS A RESULT OF FUEL MISMANAGEMENT. LANDED SAFELY.