# Accident 19890419063489A: Piper PA22160, Gettysburg, PA, April 19, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1989, 13:00 local time
- Place: Gettysburg, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8296° N, 77.2297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8296&lon=-77.2297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8745D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8745D-1991-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Reported engine: LYC O320C2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 196 total, 11 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890419063489A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. FORCED LANDING MADE INTO TREES.

## 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 NYC89LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA122), Apr 19, 1989: Piper PA-22-160 (N8745D), Gettysburg, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR PREFLIGHT AND IN-FLIGHT PLANNING IN ELECTING TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT BEYOND THE PLANNED DESTINATION WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION.

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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