# Accident 19890221002329A: Piper PA28R200, Dayton, OH, February 21, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1989, 00:24 local time
- Place: Dayton, OH
- Airport: James M Cox Dayton International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9605° N, 84.1806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9605&lon=-84.1806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1139X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1139X-1992-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890221002329A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO COMPLETE IFR APPROACH ATTEMPTS. RAN OUT OF FUEL. STRUCK TREE.

## 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 ATL89FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA090), Feb 21, 1989: Piper PA-28R-200 (N1139X), Tipp City, OH, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING BY THE PILOT RESULTING IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PILOTS LACK OF EQUIPMENT AND ABILITY TO HANDLE THE WEATHER SITUATION WAS IGNORED BY THE PILOT IN HIS PLANNING FOR THE FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N1139X (1)

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

- [Accident 19770806023879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770806023879A), Aug 6, 1977: Piper PA28R200 (N1139X), Novato, CA, Substantial damage. Wind gust 15K.

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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